017: Schneider. Schneider David Markusovich (1905-1942). Personal file of a prisoner
Schneider David Markusovich, born in 1905 in the village of Karsuga (Karsuge), Germany, Jewish by nationality, married. Higher education, accountant.
While in Germany, he was arrested in 1933 during the Nazi era and sentenced to 1.5 years in prison.
The case file contains a story recorded from Schneider's words on August 8, 1941 , after his arrest: His relatives were Polish citizens. He took part in the revolutionary movement in Germany, was arrested in 1933 , and imprisoned in a concentration camp, where he spent two and a half months. He subsequently fled to Poland, where he received Polish citizenship.
After September 17, 1939, he was deported to the USSR as a “refugee migrant”: “he and others were brought to the border, their Polish passports were taken away, and they were handed over to the authorities along with their Polish passports.”
In July 1941 , Schneider found himself in a settlement in the city of Tomsk, lived in the special settlement of Cheremoshniki, worked as a laborer at a timber processing plant, and was registered with the commandant's office. On August 7, 1941 , he escaped, as he later stated, with the aim of joining the army to fight the fascists. On August 9, 1941 , he was arrested at the pier in Tomsk with his camping gear. The escape was classified as a crime under Article 82, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR (Escape from a place of compulsory settlement (exile) or from the route to it, as well as evasion of corrective labor sentenced to exile). He was sent to the temporary detention center of the Tomsk City NKVD, and on August 11, 1941, he was placed in Tomsk Prison No. 3 of the NKVD Novosibirsk Region. He died on May 16, 1942 (presumably, there are no death documents in the case, there is only the date the case was closed. - E.B. ).
The prisoner's archive file contains a verbal description of him: "Short stature (164 cm), thin figure, high shoulders, short neck, black hair, straight forehead, arched eyebrows, large nose, small mouth, thin lips, straight chin, large ears. Distinguishing features: no teeth."
Persons named in the case:
- Schneider David Markusovich is a defendant in the case;
- Schneider Baylen - mother of David Markusovich;
- Laker Pavlina is the wife of David Markusovich;
- Schneider Saul Markusovich - brother of David Markusovich;
- Antonenko is an assistant to the operational commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tomsk City NKVD.
- Denisov - deputy head of the Tomsk City NKVD, Head of the City Police - junior lieutenant of police;
- Mazurin is the prosecutor of the city of Tomsk;
- Sigodin is the head of the criminal investigation department of the Tomsk city NKVD, junior lieutenant of police.
The file was discovered by chance in the damp basement of Pretrial Detention Center No. 1, more than 80 years after its establishment. It is in poor condition, its pages eaten away by fungus and falling apart. Museum staff attempted to dry the documents and make copies.
Names (1)
Schneider David Markusovich, Фигурант дела / документа
A Polish citizen in exile in Tomsk. He was arrested in August 1941 for attempting to escape from his exile. He died on May 16, 1942, in Tomsk Prison.
Born in 1905 in the village of Karsuga (Karsuge) in Germany, Jewish by nationality, no marriage, married. Higher education, accountant.
While in Germany, he was arrested in 1933 during the Nazi era and sentenced to 1.5 years in prison .
The story, as recorded by Schneider on August 8, 1941 , after his arrest: His family were Polish citizens. He took part in the revolutionary movement in Germany, was arrested in 1933, and imprisoned in a concentration camp, where he spent two and a half months.
He subsequently fled to Poland, where he accepted Polish citizenship.
After September 17, 1939, he was deported to the USSR as a “refugee migrant”: “he and others were brought to the border, their Polish passports were taken away, and they were handed over to the authorities along with their Polish passports.”
In July 1941 , Schneider found himself in a settlement in the city of Tomsk, lived in the special settlement of Cheremoshki, worked as a worker at a timber processing plant, and was registered with the commandant's office. On August 7, 1941 , he escaped, as he later stated, with the aim of joining the army to fight the fascists. On August 9, 1941 , he was arrested at the pier in Tomsk with his camping gear. The escape was classified as a crime under Article 82, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR (Escape from a place of compulsory settlement (exile) or from the route to it, as well as evasion of corrective labor sentenced to exile. - E.B. ). He was sent to the temporary detention center of the Tomsk City NKVD, and on August 11, 1941, he was placed in Tomsk Prison No. 3 of the NKVD Novosibirsk Region. He died on May 16, 1942 (presumably, there are no death documents in the file, there is only the date the file was closed . - E.B. ).
The prisoner's archive file contains a verbal description of him: "Short stature (164 cm), thin figure, high shoulders, short neck, black hair, straight forehead, arched eyebrows, large nose, small mouth, thin lips, straight chin, large ears. Distinguishing features: no teeth."
Family members listed in the prisoner's file:
- Schneider Bailen - mother of David Markusovich, place of residence - Poland;
- Laker Pavlina - wife of David Markusovich, place of residence Poland, city of Czeszow;
- Schneider Saul Markusovich - brother of David Markusovich;
- Father died in 1938, no children.
Source: Archival file of prisoner D. M. Schneider
Documents (4)
001. Personal file of the prisoner: Schneider David Markusovich. Title page
Secret
Prisoner's personal file
Schneider David Markusovich
Started on August 11, 1941.
Completed May 16, 1942
Arch. No. --
002. Background on the story told by Schneider. Tomsk, August 8, 1941
Transcript
Reference
In a conversation with him, Schneider D. M. stated that he was born in Germany, in the village of Karsuge, but he lived there until 1934.
His relatives are allegedly Polish citizens and he is a citizen of Poland.
In Germany, he allegedly [inaudible] participated in the revolutionary movement, for which, when Hitler [inaudible] came to power, he was put in a concentration camp, where he spent 2 1/2 months, and then he and others were brought to the border, their Polish passports were taken away, and they were handed over to the [inaudible] authorities along with their Polish passports.
He himself lived as a settler in the village of Cheremoshniki, from where he left without permission on August 8, 1941, allegedly to go to the military registration and enlistment office, because he wanted to join the army fighting against fascism, but was detained and arrested in Tomsk.
August 8, 1941
003. Resolution on the selection of a preventive measure. Tomsk, August 11, 1941
Transcript
I approve: Deputy Head of the Tomsk City NKVD
Chief of City Military -- Junior Lieutenant Military Signature /Denisov/
I authorize:
Tomsk City Prosecutor signature /Mazurin/
Resolution on the selection of a preventive measure
1941, August 11, Tomsk, Novosibirsk region.
I, deputy operational officer of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tomsk City NKVD ANTONENKO, have reviewed the material of the personal file of citizen Davyd Markusovich SHNEIDER, which is incriminated in the fact that the latter was expelled from the western region of Poland in July 1941 to Cheremoshniki, where he was listed as belonging to the commandant's office and had no right to leave anywhere without permission, but SHNEIDER did not show up for work on August 7 of this year and escaped, tried to hide, but was detained on August 9, 1941 at the pier of the city of Tomsk with camping gear, i.e. SHNEIDER committed a crime under Article 82, Part 2 of the Criminal Code. Taking into account that SHNEIDER was expelled from the western regions, has no documents, did not want to work in the commandant's office, escaped, and therefore, guided by Articles 17 - 158 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
DECIDED
As a preventive measure for the evasion of investigation and trial by Davyd Markusovich Schneider, born in 1905, in the village of Karsuge, Germany, no record, married, Jewish by nationality, social status: accountant, sentenced in Germany to 1.5 years in prison, currently a displaced person, choose detention in Tomsk Prison No. 3.
Assistant to the Operational Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Department of the NKVD, signature /Antonenko/
Agree:
Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department of the NKVD Junior Lieutenant Military Directorate Signature /Sigodin/
Persons named in the document:
- SCHNEIDER David Markusovich - a defendant in the case;
- Denisov - Deputy Chief of the Tomsk City NKVD, Chief of the City Police - Junior Lieutenant of Police;
- Mazurin is the prosecutor of the city of Tomsk;
- Antonenko - assistant to the operational commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tomsk City NKVD;
- Sigodin is the head of the criminal investigation department of the Tomsk city NKVD, junior lieutenant of police.
004. Questionnaire of the arrested person. Tomsk, no record
Transcript
Arrestee's questionnaire
1, 2. Schneider David Markusovich
3. Born in 1905, Germany
4. Permanent place of residence before arrest: exiled, lived in Cheremoshniki, was registered with the commandant's office
5. Profession and specialty: accountant.
6. Last place of work: Cheremoshniki, timber processing plant, position – worker.
7. Nationality: Jewish.
8. Citizenship: Mr. Poland.
9. Party affiliation: no party affiliation.
10. Education: higher Polish.
11. Social origin: worker.
12. Criminal record: convicted in Germany in 1933 by the Gestapo.
13. Drives: no.
14. Family composition
Father - died in 1938;
mother Baylen Schneider, place of residence: in Poland, Lvov..?
Pavlina Laker's wife, place of residence: Poland, Czeszow.
Children: no.
Brother Schneider Saul Markusovich
15. Verbal portrait: short stature (164 cm), thin figure, high shoulders, short neck, black hair, straight forehead, arched eyebrows, large nose, small mouth, thin lips, straight chin, large ears. Distinguishing features: no teeth.
16. Arrested on August 12, 1941.
17. Grounds for arrest: Decree of preventive measure.
18. Enrolled in: ESD Tom GOM NKVD.
The questionnaire was filled out in the temporary detention facility of the Tomsk City NKVD by the assistant to the operational representative of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tomsk City NKVD, signature /Antonenko(?)/
Persons named in the document:
- Schneider David Markusovich is a defendant in the case;
- Schneider Baylen - mother of David Markusovich;
- Laker Pavlina is the wife of David Markusovich;
- Schneider Saul Markusovich - brother of David Markusovich;
- Antonenko is an assistant to the operational commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tomsk City NKVD.
