“The Polish Operation” of the NKVD 1937–1938. Restoring the memory of the crime
The publication “The Polish Operation” of the NKVD 1937–1938. Restoring the memory of the crime is a unique study devoted to one of the most massive and forgotten repressive campaigns of the Stalinist era.
The volume brings together contributions from outstanding historians from Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, and the USA, who analyze the origins and course of the operation, as well as its local, group, and individual dimensions. The authors expose the mechanisms of Soviet terror, the fate of women and children of the victims, and the burial sites of thousands of Poles across the former USSR – from Sandarmokh to Bykivnia.
Within its pages, readers will find both broad historical analyses and poignant individual stories – such as the fate of Zbigniew Szaniawski or the case of Natalia Moszyńska – which reveal that the “Polish Operation” was not merely a statistic but the tragedy of real people and families.
This publication is addressed to scholars, students, and all those interested in the history of the 20th century, totalitarianism, and the memory of its victims. It is an important step in restoring the memory of hundreds of thousands of innocent Poles who fell victim to the genocidal logic of the Soviet state.
