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Dzintra Geka-Vaska

1949. The Route from Ķekava to the Omsk District

  • Documentary
  • History
RELEASE

2012-03-25

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

52 min

Description

The 1949 deportations were one of the most tragic aspects of contemporary Latvian history. 43,000 people were deported to Siberia for life, with 10,000 infants and children, elderly people, and even people raised from their deathbed among them. 4,941 persons perished. Every fourth deportee was a child. Every sixth deportee was 60 or older.

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