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The exact count of victims is uncertain, as NKVD archives are classified in Belarus.[2] According to various sources the number of people who perished in Kurapaty is estimated to be at least 30,000 (according to the Attorney General of BSSR Tarnaŭski), up to 100,000 people (according to “Belarus” reference book),[2][3] from 102,000 to 250,000 people (according to the article by Zianon Pazniak in the “Litaratura i Mastactva” newspaper),[4][5] 250,000 people (according to Polish historian and professor of University of Wrocław Zdzisław Julian Winnicki),[6] and more (according to the British historian Norman Davies).[7] Most of the victims were the Belarusian intelligentsia.[1]
The discovery by historian Zianon Paźniak and exhumation of the remains in 1988 gave an added momentum to the pro-democracy and pro-independence movement in Belarus in the last years of the Soviet Union before it dissolved. There have been investigations by both the Soviet, and Belarusian governments, which have been conclusive as to the perpetrators were Soviet NKVD. This is based on former NKVD members' confessions and the eyewitness testimonies of 55 villagers, from villages such as Cna, Cna-Yodkava, Drazdova, Padbaloccie and others, who gave evidence that NKVD brought people in trucks and executed them during 1937 – 1941.[citation needed]
President of the United StatesBill Clinton visited Kurapaty forest in 1994, when he came to Belarus with a "thank you" visit after Belarus agreed to transfer their post-Soviet nuclear weapons to Russia. Clinton gifted a small granite monument "To Belarusians from the American people", perhaps the first post-Soviet cultural artifact from the U.S. on the Belarusian soil. The monument was damaged three times by unidentified vandals, but subsequently restored.[9]
In 2001, when the Kurapaty site was threatened by a planned widening of the Minsk Ring Road, youth from the Belarusian Popular Front, Zubr, and smaller organizations occupied the site and sat out a bitter winter in tents, trying to halt the road construction, however with no success.
On October 29, 2004, the Jewish community of Belarus installed a monument in memory of the Jews and other nationals who were murdered in Kurapaty forest. The brown granite stone has two inscriptions, in Yiddish and in Belarusian: "To our fellow-believers—Jews, Christians and the Muslims—the victims of Stalinism from the Belarusian Jews."
Each year in November, on Dziady (the All Saints or the day when Belarusians commemorate their deceased forefathers), hundreds of people visit this site of crimes of Soviet political repression.
Gallery
Kurapaty 1989 (Kalinowski street)
Kurapaty, 1989
Minsk ring road under construction through the Kurapaty massacre site (2001)
Protesters' tent (2001)
Police watch over protesters (2001)
Crosses and 1989 memorial stone at center of site (2001)
Close-up of memorial stone (2001)
Remnant of a memorial placed by US President Bill Clinton, later destroyed (2001)
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^Kurapaty // Zaprudnik, Jan. Historical Dictionary of Belarus. — Lamham. — London: Scarecrow Press, 1998. P. 139.
^Zdzisław J. Winnicki. Szkice kojdanowskie. — Wrocław: Wydawnictwo GAJT, 2005. ISBN83-88178-26-1. — С. 77—78.
^Norman Davies. Powstanie '44. — Kraków: Wydawnictwo Znak, 2004. ISBN83-240-0459-9. — С. 195
^Постановлениe Министерства культуры № 15 «О зонах охраны материальной недвижимой историко-культурной ценности «Место уничтожения жертв политических репрессий 30-40-х годов XX века в урочище Куропаты» (2004)/ref Читать полностью: http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2012/10/25/ic_articles_116_179689/
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Bibliography
Kuropaty: The Investigation of a Stalinist Historical Controversy by David R. Marples - Slavic Review Vol. 53, No. 2 (Summer, 1994), pp. 513–523
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Polish January 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Polish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 1 454 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Polish Wikipedia article at pl Kuropaty see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated pl Kuropaty to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kurapaty news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kurapaty Belarusian Kurapaty IPA kuraˈpatɨ is a wooded area on the outskirts of Minsk Belarus in which a vast number of people were executed between 1937 and 1941 during the Great Purge by the Soviet secret police the NKVD 1 Kurapaty forest graves The exact count of victims is uncertain as NKVD archives are classified in Belarus 2 According to various sources the number of people who perished in Kurapaty is estimated to be at least 30 000 according to the Attorney General of BSSR Tarnaŭski up to 100 000 people according to Belarus reference book 2 3 from 102 000 to 250 000 people according to the article by Zianon Pazniak in the Litaratura i Mastactva newspaper 4 5 250 000 people according to Polish historian and professor of University of Wroclaw Zdzislaw Julian Winnicki 6 and more according to the British historian Norman Davies 7 Most of the victims were the Belarusian intelligentsia 1 In 2004 Kurapaty mass graves were included in the register of the Cultural Properties of Belarus as a first category cultural heritage 8 Contents 1 Discovery and remembrance 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksDiscovery and remembrance Edit Meeting in Kurapaty 1989 The discovery by historian Zianon Pazniak and exhumation of the remains in 1988 gave an added momentum to the pro democracy and pro independence movement in Belarus in the last years of the Soviet Union before it dissolved There have been investigations by both the Soviet and Belarusian governments which have been conclusive as to the perpetrators were Soviet NKVD This is based on former NKVD members confessions and the eyewitness testimonies of 55 villagers from villages such as Cna Cna Yodkava Drazdova Padbaloccie and others who gave evidence that NKVD brought people in trucks and executed them during 1937 1941 citation needed President of the United States Bill Clinton visited Kurapaty forest in 1994 when he came to Belarus with a thank you visit after Belarus agreed to transfer their post Soviet nuclear weapons to Russia Clinton gifted a small granite monument To Belarusians from the American people perhaps the first post Soviet cultural artifact from the U S on the Belarusian soil The monument was damaged three times by unidentified vandals but subsequently restored 9 In 2001 when the Kurapaty site was threatened by a planned widening of the Minsk Ring Road youth from the Belarusian Popular Front Zubr and smaller organizations occupied the site and sat out a bitter winter in tents trying to halt the road construction however with no success On October 29 2004 the Jewish community of Belarus installed a monument in memory of the Jews and other nationals who were murdered in Kurapaty forest The brown granite stone has two inscriptions in Yiddish and in Belarusian To our fellow believers Jews Christians and the Muslims the victims of Stalinism from the Belarusian Jews Each year in November on Dziady the All Saints or the day when Belarusians commemorate their deceased forefathers hundreds of people visit this site of crimes of Soviet political repression Gallery Edit Kurapaty 1989 Kalinowski street Kurapaty 1989 Minsk ring road under construction through the Kurapaty massacre site 2001 Protesters tent 2001 Police watch over protesters 2001 Crosses and 1989 memorial stone at center of site 2001 Close up of memorial stone 2001 Remnant of a memorial placed by US President Bill Clinton later destroyed 2001 See also EditBykivnia Dem ianiv Laz Great Purge Katyn massacre NKVD massacres of prisoners Vinnytsia massacreReferences EditThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message a b Gaidamavicius Giedrius 4 April 2021 Belarus had a chance to follow Lithuania s footsteps What happened Lrt lt Retrieved 5 April 2021 a b Pamyac i zabyccyo Kurapatay RFE RL 28 10 2009 Davednik Belarus Mn Belaruskaya encyklyapedyya 1995 Z Paznyak Ya Shmygalyoy M Kryvalcevich A Ioy Kurapaty Mn Tehnalogiya 1994 Kurapaty Zaprudnik Jan Historical Dictionary of Belarus Lamham London Scarecrow Press 1998 P 139 Zdzislaw J Winnicki Szkice kojdanowskie Wroclaw Wydawnictwo GAJT 2005 ISBN 83 88178 26 1 S 77 78 Norman Davies Powstanie 44 Krakow Wydawnictwo Znak 2004 ISBN 83 240 0459 9 S 195 Postanovlenie Ministerstva kultury 15 O zonah ohrany materialnoj nedvizhimoj istoriko kulturnoj cennosti Mesto unichtozheniya zhertv politicheskih repressij 30 40 h godov XX veka v urochishe Kuropaty 2004 ref Chitat polnostyu http naviny by rubrics society 2012 10 25 ic articles 116 179689 US President Bill Clinton Visited Minsk 24 Years Ago charter97 org Retrieved 2020 09 04 Bibliography EditKuropaty The Investigation of a Stalinist Historical Controversy by David R Marples Slavic Review Vol 53 No 2 Summer 1994 pp 513 523 Kurapaty The Road of Death ISBN 5 85700 149 8External links EditA book available online Kurapaty The Road of Death Kurapaty memorial in danger business versus historical memory Belarus Digest Kurapaty 1937 1941 NKVD Mass Killings in Soviet Belarus Coordinates 53 57 93 N 27 36 68 E 53 96550 N 27 61133 E 53 96550 27 61133 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kurapaty amp oldid 1070378584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
