066. The Polish theme in the activities of the Tomsk Memorial [Text] / V. A. Khanevich // “Totalitarianism and totalitarian consciousness”. - Tomsk: Tomsk Regional Anti-Fascist Committee, 2000. - Issue 3. - P. 100-103.

The article by V.A. Khanevich examines one of the key areas of historical and educational activities of the Tomsk branch of the Memorial Society — the study of political repressions against people of Polish nationality. From the first years of the society’s existence, the attention of Memorial members was drawn to the tragedy in the village of Bialystok, which became the starting point for archival research and collection of evidence. The author describes in detail the responses to publications, appeals from relatives of the repressed, work with archival and investigative files, correspondence with Polish citizens, as well as cooperation with Polish organizations and deported Poles. Considerable attention is paid to the consequences of NKVD order No. 00485, which became the basis for mass repressions. Tomsk Memorial actively participated in the international coordination of work on the Polish issue, including through the Polish Commission in Moscow and the conference in Warsaw. The result of many years of work was the publication of books, holding services in memory of the repressed, and assistance in restoring family ties.

List of persons:

• Bazan Czeslaw is a former deported Pole living in Wroclaw, the author of a diary about life in the Tomsk region in 1940–1943, and collaborated with the Tomsk Memorial.
• Barako Ivan is a repressed Pole, a native of Suwalki; his daughter, with the support of Memorial, found relatives in Poland.
• Boreysha Boleslav is a repressed Pole from the village of Melnikovo; with the assistance of Memorial, his family re-established contact with their Polish relatives.
• Vasevskaya Anna (Mrs.) is a citizen of Poland, who, with the support of the Tomsk Memorial, found her relatives, lost as a result of deportation to Siberia.
• Grishina A. M. - head of the Polish commission of the Memorial society in Moscow during the initial period of its activities.
• Guryanov Alexander Edmundovich - head of the Polish commission of the Memorial society since 1996, coordinator of work in the Polish direction.
• Yezhov N. I. - People's Commissar of the NKVD of the USSR, who signed secret order No. 00485, which became the basis for mass repressions of Poles in the USSR.
• Konecki Boleslav - representative of the Polish embassy in the USSR for the Tomsk region, deported, mentioned in archival files.
• Igor Nikolaevich Kuznetsov is a member of the Tomsk Memorial Council and the author of books on the topic of political repression, whose experience was used in preparing the publication “Bialystok Tragedy”.
• Spragovsky Anatoly Ivanovich - former investigator of the KGB for the Tomsk region, participated in the rehabilitation of victims of repression, provided valuable information about documents on the repression of the Poles.
• Vasily Antonovich Khanevich is the author of the article, an activist of the Tomsk Memorial, the initiator of research on the Polish theme and one of the organizers of the relevant publications and events.