Those who lived in the Soviet Union could be arrested and even put to death for various perceived or actual infractions. Several different sites have been collating information on these individuals to document these victims of Soviet repression, with information ranging from simple names to full trial transcriptions and photos. More records are being added to most of these sites regularly, but that means searching each of those sites individually to check for updates. But there is a site that acts as a master search engine for all of these sites, allowing you to search in just one place.
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| Record for my third cousin three times removed, Isai Lefand |
As an example, I was directed to information that two separate sites had for my third cousin three times removed, Isai Lefand, who was shot by a firing squad (and posthumously found not guilty, years later). The records include his photo as well as a transcript of the court case, detailing his case (which involved his being accused of spying for Japan).
So how do you see if you check if you have relatives included? It's pretty straightforward.
- Go to https://memsearch.org/en.
- Enter a surname. Note that the surname must be written in Russian, not in English; Google Translate can help you with this. This link will show you how I would write Lefand in Russian; simply substitute your own surname. (Be careful if your surname is an English word because you want a transliteration, not a translation.)
- The results will be in Russian. You can use Google Chrome to automatically translate the page, or you can paste the results URL into Google Translate to get a translation.
And then just look through the results to find your relatives! And remember to keep checking back as more records get added.
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