The Island Where Thousands Were Abandoned and No One Was Meant to Survive
In May 1933, thousands of people were deported to a small swampy island in Siberia with almost no food, shelter, or tools. What unfolded on Nazino Island became one of the starkest tragedies of Stalin’s rule, later known as Cannibal Island. Drawing on archival records and firsthand testimony, these verified facts explain what happened and […]