“Punished Peoples”
Deportations under Stalinism
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
In the Soviet Union, deportations were a collective coercive measure. This instrument of power was used for political, economic, and, more broadly, military purposes. Various social, religious, and ethnic groups were affected. Most deportations were ethnically motivated. Around twelve million people were involved. After Stalin’s death, the practice of mass forced migration came to an end. Public discussion and scientific analysis of the topic began to emerge only at the end of the 1980s.
(Osteuropa 1-3/2024, pp. 51–64)