Cemetery "Zaovrazh'e" of the Kotlas division of the NKVD Chief administration of railway construction camps [GULZhDS NKVD]

The cemetery on the right bank of the Small Northern Dvina, close to the Zaovrazhe railway station on the Kirov line and within the boundaries of the town of Kotlas, emerged in 1939 as a camp cemetery that was used by the hospital of one of the subdivisions of the Kotlas camp (KotlasLag). Between 1941-1943...

Common grave of remains of dekulakised special settlers

On 6 November 1992 the remains of dekulakised special settlers were re-buried in a common grave in the operating cemetery of the town Solvychegodsk (Kotlas region, Arkhangel oblast’). The re-burial was initiated by the Kotlas-based society “Sovest’” [“Conscience”] and had the support of the town administration....

Memorial cemetery for the victims of political repression "Makarikha"

The “Makarikha” memorial cemetery for the victims of political is situated on the northern edge of the town of Kotlas. The cemetery in the neighbourhood of Makarikha emerged in the early 20th century. Until 1940 it was the only cemetery in town; it was closed in 1959. From the 1930s this was the burial...