Debin (c) Central Sevvostlag hospital

Card

№49-13

Date of burial

1946-1953

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Address

Magadan Region, Yagodinsky district, Debin settlement (outskirts)

Access outside a populated area

Private or specialised transport

On foot

Visiting Hours or Restrictions

Unrestricted

Type of burial

Camp (prison) burial ground

Current use

Ceremonial events

Presence of memorials, etc.

Yes

Protected status

Not protected

Background

From 1946 to 1953, the central hospital for the Northeast camps (Sevvostlag) was located in Debin, Yagodinsky district. A separate camp was attached to the hospital, providing workers for the hospital, the maternity centre and other services. Prisoners were buried on the outskirts of the settlement on the slope of a hill. The total number buried there is unknown.

In 1990, stakes with numbers of the graves survived. In 1991 a memorial “Sign of Sorrow” was erected. The plaque bears the text:

“On this hill were buried, with no names only numbers; this grey granite stone is a sign of sorrow. It is our duty to recognise your honest path. The people will restore your memory.”

In 2003, a commemorative cross was erected nearby.

Ceremonies

Date	Nature of ceremonies	Organiser or responsible person	Participants	Frequency
nk	Commemorative Services	nk	nk	From time to time

Nature of area requiring preservation

State of burials	Area	Boundaries
11 rows of burials, rising in steps, one after another, can be traced on the hill	About 0.5 hectare	Partially delineated

Administrative responsibility and ownership, informal responsibility for the site

On land under the control of the Yagodinsky municipal district administration

Sources and bibliography

[ Original texts & hyperlinks ]

Materials of the Kolyma expedition (2011) – archive of the Memorial Research & Information Centre (St Petersburg)

“Debin settlement. Central Sevvostlag hospital cemetery”, Virtual Museum of the Gulag [retrieved, 28 May 2022]