The Cherny Mys settlement was created in 1930 by dekulakized peasant families. Later deportees from Moldavia and Checheno-Ingushetia were sent here. Those who died were buried in individual and common graves in the settlement cemetery. The numbers interred there has not been established.
After 1965 the cemetery acquired urban status when it became part of the city of Surgut. A new layer of burials was added over the graves of the deportees. On 22 June 2013, thanks to the Nasha Pamyat (our memory) organisation in Surgut of the deportees descendants a memorial plaque was erected on the fence by the entry into the Cherny Mys cemetery. The inscription reads:
“Here lie forced settlers, deported in the 1930s and 1940s, who forever bear the heavy burden of a non-existent guilt”.
| Date | Nature of ceremonies | Organiser or responsible person | Participants | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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30 Oct.
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Remembrance Day for the Victims of Political Repression
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Surgut City administration
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City officials, Nasha Pamyat NGO, relatives of the victims
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Annual event
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| State of burials | Area | Boundaries |
|---|---|---|
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Have survived in part
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not determined
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not delineated
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[ original texts and hyperlinks ]
Archive of the Surgut district museum
S. Pakhotin, Pavel Akimov, “The theme of repression cannot be ignored today: interview with Nasha Pamyat chairman”, Novy Surgut, 30 October 2013
L. Zakharova, “Cherny Mys”, Bezformata.ru (Surgut), 15 July 2013
Reply № 01-11-2260/14-0-0 (dated 22 April 2014) from the Surgut City Administration to a formal enquiry by RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)
Reply № 377 (dated 8 April 2014) from the Surgut district museum to a formal enquiry by RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)
Reply № АП-9020 (dated 12 May 2014) from the deputy governor of the Khanty-Mansiisk AO to a formal enquiry by RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)
