Chervyen
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Červień or Cherven (Belarusian: Чэрвень, IPA: [ˈtʂɛrvʲenʲ], Ігумен till 1923; Russian: Червень; Polish: Czerwień) is a small town in Minsk Voblast, Belarus.
In June 1941 NKVD executed prisoners from Minsk[1] in the nearby Tsagelnya forest. Wooden statue Mourning Ange, by sculptor Gennady Matusevich, was erected at the location.[2] Commemorative events are held every year in June.[3]
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[edit] Further reading
- Lipińska G., Jeśli zapomnę o nich..., 1990
- Stankiewicz-Januszczak, J., Marsz śmierci - ewakuacja więźniów z Mińska do Czerwieni 24-27 czerwca 1941 r., Volumen (1999) (Polish)
- Stankiewicz-Januszczak J., Dziś mówię ludziom, co mówiłam Bogu..., ISBN 83-914184-9-9 (Polish)
- Petruitis J., Kaip jie mus sušaudė, Kaunas, 1942, 1990 (Lith.)
- Tumas J. Kelias į Červenę, Vilnius, 1990 (Lith.)
[edit] External links
- History of the town
- Photos on Radzima.org
- Local prison and statues
- List of identified Lithuanian victims
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Coordinates: 53°42′28″N 28°25′56″E / 53.70778°N 28.43222°E
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