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Stalin's "Polish Operation." "The Howling Was Heard Throughout the Village"

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After the Treaty of Riga (1921), about 1.5 million Poles remained within the borders of the Soviet Union. This meant living under the growing terror of a totalitarian state. In 1937–1938, Joseph Stalin unleashed one of the most brutal ethnic operations of the 20th century against them. Most of the participants of the "Polish conspiracy" were killed by a shot to the back of the head and thrown into freshly dug pits. In 1938, in the Siberian villa…
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After the Treaty of Riga (1921), about 1.5 million Poles remained within the borders of the Soviet Union. This meant living under the growing terror of a totalitarian state. In 1937–1938, Joseph Stalin unleashed one of the most brutal ethnic operations of the 20th century against them. Most of the participants of the "Polish conspiracy" were killed by a shot to the back of the head and thrown into freshly dug pits. In 1938, in the Siberian villa…

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Onet broke the news in Poland on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
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