In the 1920s-1940s, the ravine between the west side of the city’s Petropavlovskoe cemetery and the railroad line was one place where those shot in Tambov were buried. In 1941-1943, the bodies of deceased prisoners being transferred elsewhere, and POWs and Red Army soldiers who died in medical trains were also buried there. Their exact numbers are unknown. In the 1950s soil was poured into the ravine and the land was added to the cemetery. Further graves were subsequently made there.
In 1991 the Tambov Memorial movement persuaded the city administration to erect a monument to the victims of repression at the cemetery. The memorial (sculptor K. Malofeyev, architect A. Lunkin) is a stylised granite cross with a bronze bas relief and an inscription: “To the radiant memory of the victims of unlawful repression. Rest in peace, it will not happen again”.
No Book of Remembrance has been published for the Tambov Region but staff at the regional archive have transferred to computer biographical entries prepared by the regional FSB on 7,970 shot or sent to the camps.
| Date | Nature of ceremonies | Organiser or responsible person | Participants | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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30 October
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Remembrance Day for the Victims of Political Repression
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Tambov City Administration
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City officials, Association of Victims of Political Repression, relatives of the victims, schoolchildren
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Annual event
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nk
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Commemorative services
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nk
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nk
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From time to time
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| State of burials | Area | Boundaries |
|---|---|---|
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Have not survived
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not determined
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not delineated
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[ original texts and hyperlinks ]
B.V. Sennikov, The Tambov Uprising (1918-1921) and the depeasantisation of Russia (1929-1933), Moscow 2004
Reply by the Tambov City Administration (№1-17-580/14 of 26 May 2014) to a formal enquiry by RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)
Reply by the Culture & Archives Department of the Tambov Region Administration (№ 01-15/761 of 9 June 2014) to a formal enquiry by RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)
