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In Memory of the Siberian Exiles

 
 
In Memory of the Siberian Exiles Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mac McIntyre, June 6, 2022
1. In Memory of the Siberian Exiles Monument
Inscription.  

Pamięci zesłańców sybiru
Ofiar carskich represji okresu zaborow oraz sowieckich deportacji
z lat 1939-1956

“Zsyłka na sybir historie polski pisano lat ponad dwiescie; moze u schyłku tego stulecia dobry bog zmieni to wreszcie". Marian Jonkajtys

Katyń 1940
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English translation:
In Memory of Those Exiled to Siberia
Victims of Tsarist repression in the Zaborow Period and Soviet deportations from the years 1939-1956

“Being exiled to Siberia has been part of Polish history for more than two hundred years; maybe at the end of this century the good God will finally change that."
Marian Jonkajtys

Names of deportation destinations not translated
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II •
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Location. 49° 46.929′ N, 22° 45.68′ E. Memorial is in Przemysl, Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia). It is on Droga krajowa 28 just west of Walerego Waygarta, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Przemysl, Podkarpackie 37-700, Poland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Carpathian States, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, the Schengen Area, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.


 
Regarding In Memory of the Siberian Exiles. Although the main point of the monument is to memorialize those Polish citizens forced by Russians (and then the Soviets) into exile, mostly to Siberia, the monument also memorializes those Polish soldiers killed in massacres by the Soviets during the first part of World War II.
 
Also see . . .
1. Sybirak (a person exiled to Siberia) at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 11, 2022.)
2. Katyn Massacre at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 11, 2022.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 32 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 10, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Nov. 11, 2026