Nazinsky: Stalin’s Cannibal Island

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In the middle of the Ob River in Siberia lies a forgotten island. Never officially named, it’s known after the nearest village: the hamlet of Nazino. But people who live in this desolate region know the island has another, secret name; a name you will never find on Google Maps. Over seventy years ago, dark things happened on this strip of earth surrounded by icy waters, things so horrifying they were kept hidden for decades. Things which resulted in this nameless place becoming known as Cannibal Island. → Subscribe for new videos two times per week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw?sub_confirmation=1 Our sister channels: Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ TopTenz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/ Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Morris M Producer - Jennifer Da Silva Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to [email protected] Source/Further reading: Excellent overview: https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-island-in-1933-nearly-5-000-died-in-one-of-stalin-s-most-horrific-labor-camps/29341167.html Short synopsis, lots of stats: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nazino Another overview, some extra details: https://historycollection.co/the-nazino-affair-the-tragedy-of-cannibal-island/3/ In-depth review of an in-depth book on the subject: https://networks.h-net.org/node/10000/reviews/10320/hardy-werth-cannibal-island-death-siberian-gulag Some context to the deportations: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/horrors-unearthed-in-the-unknown-gulag-and-cannibal-island/ Dekulakization (1929-33), and similar horrors in Ukraine’s famine: https://www.rferl.org/a/1103172.html Collectivization: https://www.britannica.com/topic/collectivization Holodomor: https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor Brief overview of the gulags: https://www.britannica.com/place/Gulag