March deportation (1949)
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March deportation (1949) was a large-scale Soviet operation in which thousands of Estonians were forcibly removed from their homes and deported from the Estonian SSR to remote regions of the USSR as part of Stalinist repressions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| March deportation (1949) canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet political repression
ⓘ
crime against humanity ⓘ mass deportation ⓘ |
| aim |
consolidation of Soviet rule in Estonia
ⓘ
elimination of so-called kulaks ⓘ intimidation of Estonian population ⓘ suppression of anti-Soviet resistance in Estonia ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Estonian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Day of Remembrance for Victims of March Deportation in Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Estonian SSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deportedTo |
Kirov Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krasnoyarsk Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ Novosibirsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Omsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 29 March 1949 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Soviet policy toward the Baltic states
ⓘ
collectivization of agriculture in Estonia ⓘ fight against alleged class enemies ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
destruction of traditional rural society in Estonia
ⓘ
facilitation of collectivization in Estonia ⓘ forced resettlement of Estonian population ⓘ strengthening of Soviet control in Estonia ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Soviet Council of Ministers decrees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decisions of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Estonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
remote regions of the USSR ⓘ |
| method |
night-time arrests
ⓘ
transportation in cattle wagons ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
approximately 2.5% of the Estonian population
ⓘ
over 20,000 ⓘ |
| organizer |
Joseph Stalin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet deportations
ⓘ
Soviet deportations from the Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ Stalinist repressions ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of State Security of the USSR (MGB) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet security organs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | March 1949 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | crime against humanity by the Parliament of Estonia ⓘ |
| startTime | 25 March 1949 ⓘ |
| transportMeans | freight trains ⓘ |
| victim |
Estonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
children ⓘ elderly people ⓘ women ⓘ |
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