Country:
RussiaKarelia
Value:
World value
Duration:
1–2 h
Cost:
free
Founded:
1937–1938
GPS:
Сандармох, мемориальное место
Country:
RussiaRegion:
Karelia
Сандармох, мемориальное место
Monument
Other names:
Сандармох
,
Sandarmokh
Value:
World value
Visit duration:
1–2 h
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Мемориальное место массовых расстрелов, где установлены памятные знаки и кресты.
Description:
Sandarmokh is a forest site where thousands of Gulag prisoners and political victims were executed in 1937–1938. Today it is a memorial with crosses and plaques, but the surrounding forest still hides traces of camp roads.
Facts:
NKVD mass graves
Categories:
Monument
Monument
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Remote forest
Tips:
Memorial crosses and plaques
Connection:
No GSM
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