The "Polish Operation" of the NKVD

Solovetsky Islands

Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky. The site of the first Soviet forced labour camp. The inscription on the stone reads: “To the memory of Poles imprisoned in Solovki. Fellow Poles”. Photo: Maciej Wyrwa/Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding.

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    Solovetsky Islands