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Matrosov mine (c) prisoners burials

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№49-23

Date of burial
1944-1950s
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Address
Magadan Region, Tenkinsky district, Matrosov settlement
Access outside a populated area
Private or specialised transport
On foot
Visiting Hours or Restrictions
Unrestricted
Type of burial
Camp (prison) burial ground
Current use
Ceremonial events
Presence of memorials, etc.
Yes
Protected status
Not protected
Фотография 2010 года
Фотография 2010 года
Background

The camp at the Matrosov gold mine (renamed the Beria mine in 1949-1950) was in operation from 1944 and formed part of the Tenkinsky mining department of Sevvostlag (Dalstroi). The prisoners burial ground on the banks of the Matrosov stream was discovered in the mid-2000s by the Debin businessman V.A. Naiman. On 14 September 2010, Naiman erected a memorial cross there.

Books of Remembrance

Memorial’s online database (2025) names 11,427 victims in the Magadan Region (BR 7,546) See Maldyak 49-04.

Using all its sources the database names 1,833 who were sent to Sevvostlag (349 of whom died there).

Ceremonies
DateNature of ceremoniesOrganiser or responsible personParticipantsFrequency
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Commemorative Services
V.A. Naiman
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From time to time
Nature of area requiring preservation
State of burialsAreaBoundaries
Individual headboards have survived
not established
not delineated
Administrative responsibility and ownership, informal responsibility for the site
On land under the control of the Tenkinsky district administration
Sources and bibliography

[ Original texts & hyperlinks ]

Letter from V.A. Naiman (Debin, 2011) – Archive of RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)

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