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The Novocherkassk massacre (Russian: Новочеркасский расстрел, romanized: Novocherkasskiy rasstrel) was a massacre which was committed by the Soviet army and KGB against unarmed civilians who were rallying on 2 June 1962 in the Soviet city of Novocherkassk.
- 2 June 1962; 61 years ago
- 26 (officially)
The 1962 mass murder the USSR covered up. 26 dead, dozens wounded, 7 executed and hundreds sent to jail. In 1962 in the southern Russian city of Novocherkassk, a protest by unarmed workers was ...
Nov 22, 2017 · Darya Dar for Meduza. On June 2, 1962, Soviet soldiers fired on a demonstration by workers demanding better living conditions and lower prices. The shooting took place in downtown Novocherkassk, an industrial city near Rostov-on-Don. More than 25 people were killed, and more than 85 people were injured. For decades, the Soviet authorities kept ...
Jul 30, 2021 · Not in this Russian city haunted by massacre at 1962 demonstration. At least 23 people were killed when Soviet forces opened fire at a protest against rising food prices in Novocherkassk in 1962 ...
Jul 22, 2007 · The Novocherkassk tragedy exposed the fraud and hypocrisy of the criminal totalitarian regime. On January 1, 1962, wages were lowered by 30 to 35 percent at the largest electrolocomotive plant in Novocherkassk (NEVZ).
Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. Samuel H. Baron. Encyclopedia of Russian History. NOVOCHERKASSK UPRISING On June 1, 1962, in response to a sharp increase in the price of butter and meat, a strike erupted at the Novocherkassk Electric-Locomotive Works, which employed 13,000 workers.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. The Novocherkassk massacre ( Russian: Новочеркасский расстрел, romanized: Novocherkasskiy rasstrel) was a massacre which was committed by the Soviet army and KGB against unarmed civilians who were rallying on 2 June 1962 in the Soviet city of Novocherkassk.
