Detention of prisoners in Kengir
The prisoners of the camp were set up in Kengir, near present day Jazeeragan in Kazakhstan in May and June 1954.
Over 8,000 prisoners participated in the uprising. The Ukrainians played an active role, including many UPA members, who represented more than half the insurgents. Leaders of UPA are UPA soldiers - Hersza Keller or Mitchell Soroka.
On 25 June, armored units broke up the uprising. The number of victims was up to 700 people. In the half year after the uprising built near the housing estate was given a new name - Jzezkazgan. The uprising has been described, among others. by Aleksandra Solzhenitsyn and Anna Applebaum.
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