Selected records from the State Archives of the Public Organizations of Ukraine (TsDAGO) (Fond 263)
Extent and Medium
732,914 digital images, JPEG
Archival History
T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv hromadsʹkykh ob’i︠e︡dnanʹ Ukraïny
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv hromadsʹkykh ob’i︠e︡dnanʹ Ukraïny, TsDAGO (Central State Archives of the Public Organizations of Ukraine; Former Archives of the Communist Party of Ukraine). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in May 2019, Sep. 2019, and a final accretion in Nov. 2019. .Acquisition was made possible with funding from the Michael Polsky Foundation.
Scope and Content
Selected records of the of extrajudicial criminal cases, tried by so-called " troika" without public and fair trials during the time of the Stalinist repressions. All defendants were rehabilitated by the Soviet legal system in 1950s-1990s. This collection includes records of criminal investigations (arrest warrants, interrogations, cross-interrogations, indictments, etc) and trials of the Soviet Jews, largely residents of Kiev and Kiev region, accused of various political crimes, such as alleged anti-Soviet activities ( e.g. espionage. participation in the terrorist organizations etc), membership in Jewish political parties and religious organizations, attempts of illegal crossing of the Soviet borders etc.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by a criminal case number.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv hromadsʹkykh ob’i︠e︡dnanʹ Ukraïny
Subjects
- Kyïv (Ukraine : Oblast)
- Political atrocities--Ukraine--History--20th century.
- Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--Ukraine--History--20th century.
- Jews--Ukraine--Kyïv--History--20th century.
- Communism--Ukraine--History--20th century.
Genre
- Indictments.
- Correspondence.
- Reports.
- Document