Release Date
25 Mar, 2012
Runtime
00:52: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
The 1949 deportations were one of the most tragic aspects of contemporary Latvian history. 43,000 people were deported to Siberia for life, with 10,000 infants and children, elderly people, and even people raised from their deathbed among them. 4,941 persons perished. Every fourth deportee was a child. Every sixth deportee was 60 or older.
Original Title
Maršruts: Ķekava-Omskas apgabals, 1949
Photos
Dzintra Geka-Vaska
Pēteris Vasks