The Russian Cannibal Island

Summary by Krater

This video details the horrifying events of the 1933 Nazino Island tragedy in Siberia, where thousands of Soviet deportees were abandoned without food, tools, or shelter, resulting in widespread cannibalism and mass death.

From the video

Answers: What was the Nazino Island tragedy in Soviet history?

• Nazino Island tragedy
• Soviet forced collectivization
• Gulag and special settlements history
• Soviet famine of 1932-1933
• Soviet passportization policy

What it concludes

• Thousands of Soviet deportees were abandoned on Nazino Island in 1933 without shelter, food, or tools.
• The extreme conditions and lack of provisions on Nazino Island led to widespread starvation and cannibalism.
• Vasily Velichko's report revealed that out of over 6,100 deportees on Nazino Island, only about 2,200 survived after just a few weeks.