Monument to Polish Gulag prisoners found destroyed in Russia

Police blamed the collapse of the memorial on the weather, but a local deputy believed the monument was destroyed by unknown vandals.

In the Russian city of Vorkuta (Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic), a monument to the prisoners of the Polish Gulag was found destroyed. This was reported by the Russian TG channel. Be careful, news.

“The police blame the weather for the collapse of the memorial. A memorial cross to prisoners from Poland was opened in 1997 in the village of Rudnik, where the first mines and camps were located. The project was supported by the mayor’s office , businessmen and some Polish organizations concerned with preserving the memory of the repression. In July of this year, members of the community discovered that a concrete cross had fallen to the ground,” the report said.

A local MP has reportedly filed a police report.

“According to him, the monument was destroyed by unknown vandals, and the characteristic cuts can be seen on the fasteners of the cross. However, the police did not initiate a case. According to their version, “the structure of monument fell under the influence of weather factors, without human intervention.” They said that they had “no relation to this matter” – no instructions were given about its destruction and it was not in the balance of municipality. The cross cannot be returned,” the publication wrote.

We remind you that on August 28, in a park in Chernivtsi, they began to dismantle the graves of Soviet generals and officers. It is planned that the bodies buried there will be exhumed and reburied in a cemetery, and the monument will be dismantled.

The grave of Soviet officers in a park in Chernivtsi turned out to be empty

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