TIMELINE
12.08.1941 – The co-called amnesty
On August 12, 1941, the authorities of the Soviet Union gave "amnesty" to hundreds of thousands of Poles deported to Siberia.
30.07.1941 – The Sikorski-Mayski Agreement – a document that gave freedom
The Sikorski-Mayski Agreement - Document that Gave Freedom
25.06.1941 – One day from a horrific summer
The day of 25 June 1941 in Białystok had a tragic both end and beginning.
30.12.1922 – A homeland of gulags, hunger and terror
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was the first communist state in history. The decision to create it was taken on 30 December 1922.
23.07.1920 – Japanese help for Polish children
On 23 July 1920, the first ship from Vladivostok with Polish children evacuated from Siberia arrived in Tsuruga, Japan. By 1922, a total of more than 700 kids had arrived in the Land of the Cherry Blossom. Their first stops were the cities of Tsuruga and Osaka.
10.01.1920 – The capitulation of the 5th Siberian DivisionÂ
Volunteer Polish units in Siberia began to organise as early as the turn of 1917/1918.
