80 years ago the deportation of Chechens and Ingush began in the USSR

On February 23, 1944, Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin ordered the deportation of Chechens and Ingush from the North Caucasus region to Central Asia and Siberia. This act was recognized by many countries of the world and the European Parliament as genocide.

Half a million people were forced to leave their homes. The number of victims during the eviction period exceeded a third of the total number of peoples. The Soviet government confiscated their houses, land and all property.

As a result of the deportation, 20 to 35% of the population of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was lost, which was abolished. In the first years, the number of victims increased due to climatic conditions, hard work and epidemics in the new place of residence. New settlers could only move 3 km from their place of residence.

In 1957, the USSR authorities recognized the illegality of the eviction of entire peoples, and the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was restored.

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