Who was killed by Captain Matveev
In 1937, 300 Ukrainians - teachers, cultural figures, writers, and scientists were shot in the Karelian tract of Sandarmokh in 1937 Memorial in Sandarmokh. Photo from the archive On August 16, 1937, the People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the USSR, the General Commissar of State Security Nikolai Yezhov signed order No. 59190 “On the completion of the operation to repress the most active counter -revolutionary elements from among the GUGB prisons”.