In Chisinau, the memory of the victims of the Stalinist deportations during the rally organized at the Moader of the Pain at the Square at the railway station, on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the largest wave of Stalin’s deportations.
In the sign of mourning in all settlements of the country, the flag of Moldova has been seen, Moldpres reports.
The event was attended by the head of state Maya Sandu, the chairman of the parliament Igor Gros, deputies, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, the surviving deported citizens and their relatives.
The rally began with worship. Then those present laid flowers to the “Train train” monument and a minute of silence honored the memory of those who went through those difficult trials.
President Maya Sandu said that our duty is to preserve memory and prevent our country to survive such horrors again.
today marks 74 years from the second wave of deportations, when 34,270 people were sent to Siberia and Kazakhstan in Siberia and Kazakhstan, including 11,245 children. Our grandparents and parents were loaded into more than 1,500 wagons for the transportation of livestock and Sent to death. Last year, the National Archival Agency first published a list of people deported in the period from July 6 to 9, 1949. These are our relatives, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, and we simply not forgetting them their suffering, retain the memory of them, passing on the stories of their life to generations, who are lucky enough not to know such horror, we will honor their names and know them as they were before – good, hardworking, respectful, with the fear of God and love for their people ” – said Maya Sandu.
The Minister of Justice Veronika Mikhailov-Morara recalled that the deportation was a “great tragedy”, the consequences of which we still feel.
The Honorary Chairman of the Association of the former deported and political prisoners of Moldova Valentina Sturza noted that today is the Day of Trush for the whole country. She expressed regret that the museum of deportations has not yet been created in our country.
In settlements across the country, a number of demonstrations are organized on the memory of the victims of deportations. The program of events includes rallies, documents and scientific conferences in museums, libraries and dormitories of universities. The film “Siberian Oasis” will be shown in the National Center for Cinematography, and at the National Theater. Mikhaya Eminescu for the 85th time will be held the play “Siberian Archives”.
July 6 of this year marks 74 years since the largest wave of Stalinist deportations. On the night of July 5 to 6, 1949, the Soviet government gathered tens of thousands of Bessarabian peasants, sent them to the forced labor camps in Siberia, confiscating their property.
between 1941 and 1951 there were three waves of deportations, and, according to historians, the total number of deported from Bessarabia was from 80 to 120 thousand people.