„Ratibořský zázrak“. Záchrana ruských emigrantů z věznice NKVD
"Ratibor miracle". Rescue of Russian emigrants from NKVD prison
Author(s): Anastasie KopřivováSubject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, Oral history, Special Historiographies:, History of Communism, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: "Ratibor miracle"; rescue operation; Russian and Ukrainian emigrants; SMERSH counterintelligence agency; Ratibor prison; Soviet repressions;
Summary/Abstract: The article tells the story of the "Ratibor miracle", a rescue operation that saved dozens of Russian and Ukrainian emigrants from being deported to the Soviet Union by the SMERSH counterintelligence agency in 1945. The author, Anastazie Kopřivová, describes the historical background, the personal profiles, and the fate of the key participants of the escape from the Ratibor prison in Poland. She also explains the reasons why this event was not widely known or discussed among the emigrant community in Prague. The article is based on archival sources, memoirs, and interviews with survivors and their relatives. It is a valuable contribution to the history of the Russian and Ukrainian emigration in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet repressions against them.
Journal: Paměť a dějiny
- Issue Year: XVII/2023
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 67-79
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Czech