The open list is a living memory of the victims of political repression in the USSREach name is not just a line in a database. This is a man whose life was cut short due to lawlessness, f...
Each name is not just a line in a database. This is a man whose life was cut short due to lawlessness, fear and systematic terror. And now, decades after the end of those years, a project called Open List was born. It doesn't just store data - it lives. Every day someone adds a new entry, checks old ones, and corrects inaccuracies. This is a collective memory, collected by the hands of people who no longer want to forget.
On the website ru. openlist. wiki already has more than three million entries. Three million two hundred eighty five thousand four hundred sixteen destinies. Each is a separate story. About people who were sentenced because of a lie, because of a denunciation, because of a random phrase at a meeting. Some were arrested in 1937, others in 1948. Numerous dates of birth and death, places of residence, patronymics, often incomplete. But even partial information matters. Because if you don’t find a person, he disappears again.
The search here is simple. You can enter your last name, first name, patronymic - even if you don’t know everything. It is enough to put an asterisk in place of the missing name: Ivanov Vasilyevich, for example. The system itself will show possible options. There is an advanced search - by place of residence, by years of repression, by profession. All this is done for the sake of one thing - to bring life back to the name.
There are no restrictions. If you find a relative who is not on the list, add him. You just need a little information: full name, date of birth, date of arrest or death, place. And then you can attach documents, a photograph, a letter from the archive. And yes, even if you only have rumors, this is also important. Sometimes one reader finds a connection between two disparate entries. This is already the beginning of working on the truth.
The project lives on volunteers. Those who want to help - not because they have to, but because they need to. Someone checks the data, someone combines duplicates, someone looks for sources. And you can also donate. Not necessarily a lot. But every ruble helps to maintain the server, store files, and pay for access to archives. Because without money the project will simply disappear. Like many of those he remembers.
The site is based on materials from the International Memorial. This is a serious source. This means that the information is not gossip or speculation. Everything here is based on real documents - certificates, acts, protocols. The system allows you to view the history of page changes and see who edited the text when. It's like a wiki, but not about jokes and celebrities - about tragedies that should be remembered.
Why is this site important? Because history must not repeat itself.Because to forget means to allow such things to happen again. People say: Why do we need this now? Good question. And the answer is for us to understand where our fears come from. Where does weakness in front of power come from? So that children know who their grandparents really were - not just surnames, but people with destinies.
There is an article of the day. Every day - one person. His story. Sometimes short. Sometimes long. Sometimes with a photograph. And sometimes - just a name. But even one name is already a victory over oblivion.
This is the largest database of victims of political repression in the USSR (19171991), built on the principle of a wiki - anyone can add and edit information.
You can search by last name, first name, patronymic. If you don’t know everything, use an asterisk (). For example: Ivanov Petrovich. There is also a search by year, place of residence and other data.
Any user of the site. Even if you have only partial information about a relative, this is already useful. The main thing is to start.
Because data storage, server support, access to archives - all this requires money and time. Volunteer work is also important: checking, combining duplicates, searching for sources.
The basis is the materials of the International Memorial. These are official documents from the archives of the USSR, which were collected and systematized by researchers.
There are no guarantees. No fancy wrappers. Text only. Only names. But this is what makes the site real. It is not for advertising, not for ratings, it simply exists. As a reminder. That people suffered. That we can remember them. This means we will never allow this to happen again.
Maybe you will find someone from your family? Maybe not. But even one click on the search is already a step towards the truth.
The information here is not only about the past. It's about us. About how we want to live now. And how they should remember tomorrow.
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