The Nazino tragedy is one of the most disturbing events in the history of the Soviet Union

The Nazino tragedy is one of the most disturbing events in the history of the Soviet Union

Stalin's Cannibal Island - Nazino

The Nazino tragedy is one of the most disturbing events in the history of the Soviet Union. It occurred in 1933 on the remote island of Nazino, located in the Tom River in Siberia.

The tragedy began when the Soviet government decided to deport over 6,000 people to the island of Nazino to establish a new settlement. The majority of the people sent to the island were peasants who had been forcibly removed from their homes and villages. They were promised food, shelter, and work on the island, but when they arrived, they found that there was no infrastructure in place to support them.

The deportees were abandoned with only scant supplies of flour for food, little to no tools, and none of the clothing or shelter necessary to survive the harsh Siberian climate.

Conditions on Nazino Island deteriorated quickly and resulted in widespread disease, violence, and cannibalism. Gangs formed on the island would terrorize and intimate settlers. People were frequently murdered in fights over food or money, and the bodies of those in possession of anything of value such as gold tooth fillings and crowns were often looted. Meanwhile, the guards established their own reign of terror, extorting settlers and executing people for minor offences despite being apathetic towards the gangs.

Within thirteen weeks, over 4,000 of the deportees had died or disappeared, and the majority of the survivors were in ill health. The Soviet authorities responded to the crisis by sending in troops to quell the unrest. They rounded up the survivors and sent them to other labor camps throughout the Soviet Union.

The Nazino tragedy was a direct result of the Soviet government's policy of forced collectivization and industrialization. The government's desire to rapidly industrialize the country led to the displacement of millions of people from their homes and villages.

Knowledge of this massacre was unknown until 1988.

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