The “Romanian operation” of the NKVD of the Ukrainian SSR in Odesa Oblast in 1937-1938: technology, target groups, scope

Authors

  • Oleh Bazhan Department of the History of State Terror of the Soviet Era of the Institute of History of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
  • Mykola Mykhailutsa Maritime Institute of Humanities, Odesa National Maritime University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35219/history.2023.09

Keywords:

“Romanian operation”, NKVD, Stalin’s totalitarian regime, Odesa Oblast

Abstract

The article examines the repressive campaign of the Great Terror period in Odesa Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR that went down in history under the name of the “Romanian operation” of the NKVD. Based on the documents from the Branch State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine, the features and intensity of the terrorist actions in the south of Ukraine are highlighted, the technology of “extraction” of the non-national element from the Soviet society, and the nature of the accusations against citizens of foreign origin are analyzed.

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Published

2024-07-08

Issue

Vol. 22 (2023): Analele Universităţii „Dunărea de Jos” din Galaţi Seria 19, ISTORIE

Section

Studii

How to Cite

The “Romanian operation” of the NKVD of the Ukrainian SSR in Odesa Oblast in 1937-1938: technology, target groups, scope. (2024). The Annals of "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati. Fascicle XIX: History, 22, 155-169. https://doi.org/10.35219/history.2023.09

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