050: Yachmenev. Yachmenev Venedikt Spiridonovich (1895-1951). Personal file of a prisoner
Yachmenev Venedikt Spiridonovich, born in 1895, in the village of Korobeynikovo, Ust-Pristansky District, Altai Krai, Russian, citizen of the USSR, from peasant kulaks, no marriage, illiterate.
In 1930, "for participation in an anti-Soviet uprising" he was sentenced by the OGPU troika to 5 years in a labor camp. In May 1943, he was drafted by the Tomsk GVK of the Novosibirsk region, a Red Army soldier, participated in the battles of the Great Patriotic War as a company commander's orderly. He lived in Tomsk at the address Batenkova Lane, 13, Apt. 1. He did not work anywhere due to health reasons. He was married, his wife is Dyachok Praskovya Mikhailovna (according to other documents - Dashuk P. M.)
He was arrested on November 1, 1951 in Tomsk and charged with anti-Soviet agitation, i.e. a crime under Article 58-10, Part 1 and 58-11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. He was taken to the internal prison of the NKVD Directorate for the Novosibirsk Region (Tomsk) and placed in cell No. 14. During a medical examination of the arrested person on November 2, 1951, doctor Pechenkina established that the arrested Yachmenev suffered from a number of illnesses, was a group 1 invalid, and “needed inpatient treatment and outside assistance. He cannot be transported.” He was interrogated by investigators from the Tomsk Region UMBG Polkovnikov and Kozhanov. On November 10, 1951, he was sent for further detention to Prison No. 1 of the Tomsk Region UMVD Directorate for inpatient treatment in a prison hospital. He was admitted to the prison hospital in serious condition with a diagnosis of "cirrhosis of the liver, with signs of ascites." He died in the prison hospital on November 21, 1951, from increasing heart failure. The official death certificate states the diagnosis of grade 3 heart failure.
The digitization of the case documents was carried out by volunteer Yulia G.
The file was discovered by chance, in the damp basement of SIZO-1, about 80 years after it was established. The file is in a deplorable state, the pages are eaten away by fungus and falling apart. The museum staff attempted to dry the documents and make copies.
Names (1)
Yachmenev Venedikt Spiridonovich, Фигурант дела / документа
A resident of Tomsk, a participant in the Great Patriotic War. Arrested on November 1, 1951, died in the Tomsk prison hospital on November 21, 1951
Born in 1895, in the village of Korobeynikovo, Ust-Pristansky District, Altai Krai, Russian, citizen of the USSR, from a kulak peasant family, no marriage, illiterate.
In 1930, "for participation in an anti-Soviet uprising" he was sentenced by the OGPU troika to 5 years in a labor camp. In May 1943, he was drafted by the Tomsk GVK of the Novosibirsk region, a Red Army soldier, participated in the battles of the Great Patriotic War as a company commander's orderly. He lived in Tomsk at the address Batenkova Lane, 13, Apt. 1. He did not work anywhere due to health reasons. He was married, his wife is Dyachok Praskovya Mikhailovna (according to other documents - Dashuk P. M.)
He was arrested on November 1, 1951 in Tomsk and charged with anti-Soviet agitation, i.e. a crime under Article 58-10, Part 1 and 58-11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. He was taken to the internal prison of the NKVD Directorate for the Novosibirsk Region (Tomsk) and placed in cell No. 14. During a medical examination of the arrested person on November 2, 1951, doctor Pechenkina established that the arrested Yachmenev suffered from a number of illnesses, was a group 1 invalid, and “needed inpatient treatment and outside assistance. He cannot be transported.” He was interrogated by investigators from the Tomsk Region UMBG Polkovnikov and Kozhanov. On November 10, 1951, he was sent for further detention to Prison No. 1 of the Tomsk Region UMVD Directorate for inpatient treatment in a prison hospital. He was admitted to the prison hospital in serious condition with a diagnosis of "cirrhosis of the liver, with signs of ascites." He died in the prison hospital on November 21, 1951, from increasing heart failure. The official death certificate states the diagnosis of grade 3 heart failure.
Source: Archival file of prisoner V.S. Yachmenev // Archive of the Memorial Museum "Investigative Prison of the NKVD"
Documents (17)
002. Order slip No. 160. Tomsk, October 31, 1951
The direction of the arrested Yachmenev and his enrollment in the investigative department.
Transcript
Direction of the MGB for Tomsk region.
Only the duty assistant of the commandant or the duty officer at the place of deprivation of liberty is presented.
Order slip No. 160
October 31, 1951
to the head / VT UMT TO
Receive the arrested Yachmenev Venidikt Spiridonovich.
Accused under Article 58-10, Part 1, 58-11
To (?) and credit to the following department of UMT TO.
The arrested person is to be kept in custody.
Head of the UMGB for Tomsk Region
Colonel signature.
003. Resolution on the selection of a preventive measure. Tomsk, October 31, 1951.
Transcript
“I affirm”:
HEAD OF THE MINISTRY OF STATE BURIAL DEPARTMENT OF TOMSK REGION
COLONEL /VELIKANOV/ (next to it in black pencil – signature and black round seal)
October 31, 1951
“I authorize”:
TOMSK REGION PROSECUTOR Senior Justice Advisor
/VYPRYAZHKIN/ (signature in red pencil next to it)
October 31, 1951
ORDER on the selection of a preventive measure
“31” October 1951 Tomsk
I, Senior Operative of the 1st Department of the 5th Department of the Tomsk Region UMGB, Captain SOLDATOV, having reviewed the materials on criminal activity:
YACHMENEV Venidikt Spiridonovich, born in 1895, native of the village of Korobeynikovo, Uchpristansky district, Altai region, from the peasant kulaks, Russian, non-party member, citizen of the USSR, not working anywhere, residing at Batenkova lane, house 13, apt. 1, -
FOUND:
YACHMENEV Venidikt Spiridonovich committed the crimes provided for in Articles 58-10, Part 1, 58-11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR and taking into account that YACHMENEV, while at liberty, may hide from the investigation and trial, therefore, guided by Articles 145 and 158 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR -,
RESOLVED:
As a measure of prevention of methods of evading investigation and trial for Venidikt Spiridonovich YACHMENEV, choose detention in custody, about which, in accordance with Article 146 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR, announce to the arrested person against signature in this resolution.
2.
In accordance with Article 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR, a copy of the resolution shall be sent to the prosecutor of the Tomsk region and transferred to the head of the prison for inclusion in the personal file.
ST OPERATION UPOL 1 OTD 5 DEPARTMENT UMGB TO
CAPTAIN SOLDATOV (signed in black pen)
AGREE: HEAD OF THE 5TH DEPARTMENT OF THE UMGB OF TOMSK REGION
LIEUTENANT COLONEL – (signed in black pen) /DYGAI/
CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE UMGB OF TOMSK REGION
COLONEL - (signed in black pen) ILYIN
This resolution was announced to me on October “1” (XI is written on top of the name of the month) 1951 /SIGNATURE/
004. Coupon order No. 160 of October 31, 1951
Transcript
Order slip No. 160
October 31, 1951
To the Head of the Military Technical Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Territory
Receive the arrested Yachmenev Venidikt Spiridonovich
Charged under Article 58-10, Part 1, 58-11 of the Criminal Code and assigned to the following department of the Tyumen Regional Directorate of State Security.
The arrested person is to be kept in custody.
Head of the UMGB for Tomsk Region
Colonel signature
005. Service note on the placement of the arrested Yachmenev in the internal prison of the NKVD for the Novosibirsk Region. Tomsk, November 1, 1951
Transcript
Form No. 5. Confidential
To the Chief of the Internal Prison of the NKVD for the Novosibirsk Region
Comrade Gornostalev(?)
November 1, 1951
Memo
Yachmeneva was arrested
Please place me in cell number 14.
Deputy Head of Investigative Department signature
006. PROTOCOL of a prisoner's search. Tomsk, November 1, 1951
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PROTOCOL
Search of prisoner Yachmenev Venidikt Spiridonovich, born 1/11/51, 1895, who arrived in Tomsk. to the internal prison of the Tomsk Regional State Security Service from ____
All personal belongings were searched, and the following were found during the search:
1) money 25 rubles
2) trouser belt 1
3) white scarf 1
Signature of the prisoner signature /Yachmenev/
The search was conducted by: St. Nadzer (?) signature /Goncharov/
Present during the search (signature in black pen)
ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF THE PRISON UMGB TO
November 1, 1951
P??? (further illegible) warehouse
1/ XI 51 signature
007. Questionnaire of the arrested person. Tomsk, November 1, 1951
Arrested person questionnaire
1. Yachmenev Venedikt Spiridonovich
2. Year and place of birth: born in 1895, village of Korobeynikovo, Uchpristansky District, Krasnoyarsk Territory [edit: village of Korobeynikovo, Ust-Pristansky District, Altai Territory ].
3. Permanent place of residence: Tomsk, Batenkova St. No. 13 (corrected), apt. 1.
Tomsk region
4. Carpenter
5. Did not work due to health reasons
6. Russian
7. citizen of the USSR,
Passport series II-VK No. 720180 issued by the 2nd police department of Tomsk on August 6, 1951.
8. b/p
9. Illiterate
10. From the kulak peasants
11. Convicted in 1930 for participating in an anti-Soviet uprising by a troika of the OGPU and sentenced to 5 years in a labor camp.
12. Participation in the Patriotic War: Participated in the battles near the city of (inaudible) as part of the 7th Stalingrad (inaudible) company commander
13. Have you been to the occupied territory: I haven’t been.
14. Family composition
Wife. Sexton Praskovya Mikhailovna, lives in Tomsk, Batenkova St., No. 13. [ed.: according to other sources, wife's surname is Dashuk].
15. Verbal portrait: —
When arrested: November 1, 1951, order No. 160. Reason for arrest: sanction of the Tomsk Region Prosecutor.
Enrolled under the Investigative Department of the Tomsk Region MGB Directorate.
The questionnaire was filled out by the Investigative Department of the Tomsk Regional Directorate of the Tomsk Region.
By whom — investigator of the Investigative Department of the Tomsk Region MGB Junior Lieutenant Polkovnikov signature
008. Demand for extradition of a prisoner under investigation for interrogation. Tomsk, November 1, 1951
Transcript
To the head of the internal prison of the UMGB for the Tyumen Region
Requirement
Hand over the pre-trial prisoner Yachmenev for questioning to the investigator of the UMGB for the TO Kozhanov (?) room No. 21, floor --, at --- o'clock
/ Head of the Investigative Department of the UMBG for TO signature [Al. Kozhanov]?
“1” XI 1951
009. Demand for extradition of a prisoner under investigation for interrogation. Tomsk, November 2, 1951
Transcript
To the head of the internal prison of the UMGB for the Tyumen Region
Requirement
Hand over the pre-trial prisoner Yachmenev for interrogation to investigator of the UMGB for the Tyumen Region Polkovnikov, room No. 25, by 8:30 p.m.
/ Head of the Investigative Department of the UMBG for TO signature [Al. Kozhanov]?
“2” XI 1951
Back of sheet:
Received at 13:45.
(signature)
Submitted at 2:15 p.m.
(signature)
010. Medical examination report. Tomsk, November 2, 1951.
Transcript
Medical examination report
Citizen Yachmenev Venedikt Spiridonovich
A native of the Altai region, 56 years old
Complains of abdominal pain and bloating, shortness of breath, general weakness.
Objective research:
The body type is correct.
Nutrition is sharply reduced, the subcutaneous fat layer is almost absent.
The skin and mucous membranes are pale.
Physical defects and external injuries. In the upper third of the left thigh there is a bruise scar (?) with underlying tissue, a bone (?) callus is palpable, the limb is shortened by 2 cm.
Cardiovascular system. Heart: (inaudible). Heart sounds are weakened, there is a systolic murmur at the (inaudible) apex, emphasis on the aorta.
Respiratory system. Lungs (inaudible). In both lungs, harsh breathing with prolonged exhalation.
Abdominal organs. The abdomen is sharply swollen with a large amount of fluid, at the level of the navel it is 200 cm in circumference. The liver and spleen are not palpable.
Urinary system: Unremarkable.
Nervous system. No changes.
Diagnosis: Liver disease. Ascites.
Conclusion. Group I disabled person, requires inpatient treatment and outside assistance. Cannot follow the stage.
Doctors: Pechenkina “2” November 1951
012. Fingerprint card. Tomsk, November 5, 1951
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Gender: Male
Yachmenev Venidikt Spiridonovich, 1895, village Korobeynikovo, Uchpristansky district, Altai region.
The card was filled in on “5” November 11, 1951 in the Internal Prison of the UMBG for Tomsk Oblast.
Signature of registered Yachmenev
Turnover:
Additional information about the arrested-convicted person
Arrested on November 1, 1951 by the Tomsk Region Directorate of the State Security under Articles 58-10, Part 1, 58-11.
The map was drawn up by the senior officer of the corps
013. RESOLUTION On sending the accused to Tomsk Prison No. 1. Tomsk, November 12, 1951
Transcript
“I affirm”
HEAD OF THE MINISTRY OF STATE BURIAL DEPARTMENT OF TOMSK REGION
COLONEL VELIKANOV signature (in black pencil and a black round seal)
November 12, 1951
“I authorize”
TOMSK REGION PROSECUTOR Senior Justice Advisor
VYPRYAZHKIN signature (red pencil or pen and black round seal)
“??” November 1951
RESOLUTION
/On sending the accused to Tomsk Prison No. 1/
November 12, 1951
city of Tomsk
I, investigator of the Investigative Department of the UMGB for the Tomsk Region, junior lieutenant POLKOVNIKOV, having examined the materials on criminal activity -
YACHMENEV Venedikt Spiridonovich, born in 1895, native of the village of Korobeynikovo, Altai Territory, from peasants, Russian, non-party, did not work anywhere before his arrest, lived in the city of Tomsk, on Batenkova Lane No. 13, Apt. 1.
FOUND:
On November 1, 1951, Yachmenev V.S. was arrested by the MGB Directorate for Tomsk Oblast and brought to criminal responsibility under Articles 58-2, 58-10 Part 1 and 58-11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR.
Back of the sheet
- 2 -
According to the doctor's conclusion, YACHMENEV, due to liver disease, requires inpatient treatment for periodic abdominal puncture in the hospital's therapeutic department.
That's why -
RESOLVED:
YACHMNEVA Venidikt Spiridonovich is to be sent for further detention to prison No. 1 of the Tomsk Region Ministry of Internal Affairs for inpatient treatment in a prison hospital.
INVESTIGATOR OF THE INVESTIGATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE UMGB TO ML LIEUTENANT signature /POLKOVNIKOV/
“AGREED” DEPUTY CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE UMGB TO MAJOR signature /PECHENKIN/
014. Transfer of a pre-trial prisoner from the internal prison to Prison No. 1. Tomsk, November 13, 1951.
Transcript
2-st
USSR
MINISTRY OF STATE SECURITY
MGB Directorate for Tomsk Region
Inner Prison
November 13, 1951
No.___
Tomsk city
TO THE CHIEF OF PRISON #1 OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE TOMSK REGION
to captain comrade MAXIMOV
city of Tomsk
Sent along with the personal prison file of the investigative prisoner YACHMENEV Venedikt Spiridonovich, born in 1895.
Appendix: mentioned.
Acting Head of the Prison of the Tomsk Regional City Security Directorate
captain signature /GORNASTALEV/
015. Act on admission of a patient to the prison hospital of prison No. 1 in serious condition. Tomsk, November 13, 1951
Transcript
....
November 13, 1951
This act has been drawn up to the effect that today prisoner Yachmenev Venedikt Spiridonovich, born in 1895, was admitted from the internal prison of the MGB to prison No. 1 under Article 58-10, Part 1 and 58-11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR, investigation (?) with a diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver with ascites. The patient was admitted to prison No. 1 in serious condition and was therefore placed in the prison hospital.
DPNT signature /Grinko/
Dej. vr. signature /Nevstrueva (?)/
MGB doctor signature /Kolbasova/
016. ACT No. 601 Forensic medical examination of the corpse. Tomsk, November 22, 1951
Transcript
COPY
ACT No. 601
Forensic examination of the corpse
November 22, 1951. Based on the proposal of the head of the medical unit of prison No. 1, Captain Rostov, from 22/XI–51, in the prison hospital, in cloudy weather, in natural daylight, in the presence of hospital doctors MIRUTS M.A. and NEVSTRUEVA(?) V.M.(?), I, forensic expert KUNITSKAYA N.N., conducted a forensic medical examination of the body of prisoner Yachmenev Venidikt Spiridonovich, born in 1895, to determine the operative cause of his death.
Preliminary information on the circumstances of death. According to the medical history, prisoner Yachmenev V.S. was admitted to the hospital of prison No. 1 on 10/11–51 with a preliminary diagnosis: astrophic cirrhosis of the liver /ascites/.
Final diagnosis: atrophic liver cirrhosis/myocardial dystrophy/degeneration. Circulatory disorder of the 3rd degree. Associated diseases: left-sided exudative pleurisy. Died on 21/11–51.
A. External examination.
The body of a man, approximately 55 years old in appearance, of normal build, with severe undernutrition. The length of the body is 178 cm. Cadaveric spots of a pale purple color are located on the back of the body, reaching the mid-axillary line, do not fade or disappear when pressed with a finger. Rigor mortis is weakly expressed. There is no putrefaction. The eyes are open, the corneas are cloudy, the pupils are evenly dilated. The external auditory canals and the openings of the mouth and nose are free. There are 8 teeth in the mouth, the tongue is behind the teeth. The bones of the face and the cartilage of the nose, as well as the long bones of the limbs are intact to the touch. On the forehead and temple on the left there are small abrasions of parchment density, covered with a reddish crust. The skin is an earthy color. The visible mucous membranes and subungual spaces of the fingers are bluish. The chest is cylindrical. The abdomen is in a changed configuration /frog abdomen/, slightly below the chest level. Below the navel along the midline there is a trace of a needle puncture, covered with a gauze sticker. The external genitalia are developed correctly. The anus is closed, clean in circumference. No other changes or damage were found during external examination.
B. Internal examination.
The subcutaneous fat of the anterior abdominal wall is almost absent. The arrangement of the organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavity is anatomically correct. Large cavities of the corpse are without foreign odor. The peritoneum is moist, smooth, grayish in color, the vessels are not sharply dilated. In the abdominal cavity there are about two and a half liters of turbid reddish-yellow liquid. The hyoid bone and cartilages of the larynx are intact, soft tissues are without bruises. The lungs on both sides are fused with the rib cage along their entire length. The pericardium contains a small amount of transparent yellowish liquid. The heart is 12x10 cm in size, flabby, moderately coated with fat along the furrows on the surface, in its cavities there are yellow dense clots of fibrin and loosely coagulated dark blood. The valves of the heart, aorta and pulmonary artery are translucent, flaccid. The heart muscle has a clay tint on the section. The coronary vessels freely pass the probe. The thickness of the wall of the left stomach is 1.2 cm, the right 0.4 cm. The aorta is 5 cm wide, the inner lining has a small number of small whitish plaques on its surface, and loosely clotted blood in the lumen.
Inscription: In the upper right corner, handwritten in green pen: v / l. case
Note: the end of the document is missing
017. ACT on the death of a prisoner. Tomsk, November 22, 1951
Transcript
“I APPROVE”
CHIEF OF PRISON #1 OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE TOVARYSTVO
CAPTAIN signature /MAXIMOV/
November 22, 1951
ACT on the death of a prisoner
November 21, 1951, Tomsk
I, the head of the medical unit of prison No. 1 of the city of Tomsk, captain of medical service ROSTOVYKH G. V., and the attending physician, captain of medical service MIRUTS M. A., examined the body of prisoner of prison No. 1 of the Tomsk Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Venidikt Spiridonovich YACHMENEV, born in 1895, who died in the prison hospital on November 21, 1951 at 1:30 am.
Upon external examination, the following was found:
1. The corpse is male, of normal build, severely undernourished, visible mucous membranes and skin are pale. Above the left eyebrow there are two small abrasions, at the outer corner of the right eyebrow and on the right temple there are also small abrasions. On the right shoulder there are two large abrasions, on the chest and right thigh and knee there are also abrasions.
Rigor mortis is expressed in the extremities. On the underlying surfaces of the body, arms and buttocks there are cadaveric spots.
2. 10/XI – 51 YACHMENEV was delivered to the prison hospital from the internal prison of the UMGB in a serious condition for periodic abdominal puncture due to ascites. On the same day, the puncture was done, as a result of which 16.5 liters of transudate came out. The patient's condition improved somewhat, on November 12, according to the agreement, the patient was taken back. 13/XI – 51 YACHMENEV was admitted to the prison hospital for permanent detention. The patient's condition was serious, as indicated in the act drawn up upon admission.
The patient is bedridden, severely exhausted, with shortness of breath, ascites, swelling of the legs, congestion in the lungs, muffled heart sounds.
Abdominal puncture on 10/11/51 and symptomatic treatment somewhat improved the patient's condition, but not for long. On 20/11/51, abdominal puncture was performed again and 12 liters of hemorrhagic transudate were removed; the patient's condition is very serious.
On November 20, 1951, at 9 p.m. and at 11 p.m., the duty paramedic NOSKOVA visited the patient; the latter was in a half-asleep, calm state.
At 00:30 the hospital duty officer called NOSKOVA to the patient’s room, as he saw through the peephole that YACHMENEV had fallen near the bed.
Paramedic NOSKOVA, together with another patient prisoner, laid the patient on the bed; YACHMENEV was conscious and talked to her, but his condition was already grave – agony had begun.
At 1:30 am on November 21, aged 51, the patient died from increasing cardiac weakness.
Diagnosis: Atrophic liver cirrhosis. Heart failure grade III, left-sided exudative pleurisy.
HEAD OF THE MEDICAL UNIT OF PRISON #1 CAPTAIN M/S (signature in black pen and round black seal) /ROSTOVYKH/
DOCTOR (signed in black pen) MIRUC
Inscription: In the upper right corner, written in green pen: v / l. case
018. Request for permission to hold a funeral for a prisoner who died in prison. Tomsk, November 22, 1951
Transcript
TO THE CHIEF OF THE SPECIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
city of Tomsk
We ask for permission to bury prisoner Venidikt Spiridonovich YACHMENEV, born in 1895, who died in prison No. 1.
Cause of death: stage III heart failure.
CHIEF OF PRISON #1 OF THE TOMSK REGIONAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS CAPTAIN. /MAKSIMOV/
HEAD OF THE MEDICAL UNIT OF PRISON #1 UMVD CAPTAIN M/S /ROSTOVYKH/
Inscription: In the upper left corner, handwritten diagonally in black pen, 3400 / 22 XI – 51
019. Certificate of death of a prisoner in the OAGS. Tomsk, November 23, 1951
Transcript
IN THE OGCS OF TOMSK REGION
city of Tomsk
I would like to inform you that prisoner YACHMENEV Venidikt Spiridonovich, born in 1905, Russian nationality, died on November 21, 1951 in the city of Tomsk.
Cause of death: stage 3 heart failure.
CHIEF OF PRISON #1 OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF TOMSK REGION
CAPTAIN.- /MAXIMOV/
Inscription: In the upper left corner, written diagonally in black pen, ???/3412 / 23/XI–51.
