[Ohio UZO News] Fw: Bykivnia

Mon May 18 14:42:14 EDT 2009

 ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Yuri Deychakiwsky<ydeychak3 at comcast.net>
*To:* Yuri Deychakiwsky <ydeychak3 at comcast.net>
*Sent:* Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:48 PM
*Subject:* Bykivnia

May 15, 2009 Ukraine IDs Thousands Of Stalin Victims Buried Near Kyiv KYIV
-- Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officials have announced that they have
determined the identities of 14,191 people killed by order of Soviet
dictator Josef Stalin and buried in the Bykivnya forest outside of Kyiv.

Professor Vasyl Danylenko, of the SBU archives, told RFE/RL's Ukrainian
Service that there are 18 places in Ukraine that were used to execute
thousands of people during the Stalin era.

He said Bykivnya was heavily guarded in Soviet times and, though many
executions were carried out in Kyiv, the dead were buried in mass graves at
Bykivnya during the night.

Before World War II, most executions were carried out directly in the forest
with the victims lined up before ready-dug graves.

Danylenko said of the other 18 mass burial sites in Ukraine that have been
identified, some are being used as parks, some have department stores built
on them, or are serving as city cemeteries.

Ukraine will officially commemorate victims of political repression on May
17 when thousands of people will visit Bykivnya to pay their respects.

Many people have erected signs on trees with the names of relatives they
believe are buried there.
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