Mass Deportations and the System of Special Settlements in Vologda Region in the 1930s–1950s Authors:
Journal: Historia provinciae – the journal of regional history(rus )
Year: 2019

The article considers the history of mass deportations of population as well as formation and development of the system of special settlements in the territory of Vologda Region in 1930s–1950s. The defining role in establishing and operating the system was played by the bodies of OGPU–NKVD–MVD–MGB of the USSR. During the period of collectivization of agriculture peasants subjected to repression were removed from the territory of Vologda Region, which at the same time became the place of exile fo