Burak Family
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The following information is part of the records sent to me reflecting the arrest and deportation to Siberia
by the NKVD of the family of Bronislawa Burak (nee Krupinska). From my research I believe they were
sent to the Komi region.

Stories related by other family members indicate that they were sent there primarily because they owned land.
From what I have read of documented personal accounts of others, this is most likely true.
Being Polish alone could get one sent there, owning land made you even worse in the eyes of the communists.

Unfortunately, theirs was not an uncommon story.
Untold millions suffered the same fate, most never returned.

Thank you to Mikhail M. for his kind help in providing me with the following information.
He is researching the Burak family as well. His great grandfather Mikhail Ivanovich Burak was sent to siberia
in 1917. Part of his family came to the US and he is trying to find more about them. Please contact me if
you may be of any help.

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Bronislava Alexandrovna Burak
Nationality: Poland
Birth: 1887
Birth place: Belorussia, Plechensky district, village Somarokovo
Where was live: Permskaya oblast (state), Kosinsky distict, village Bat-Pachnya
Arrested: 05 september 1937
Conviction: 22 september 1937
Execute by shooting: 29 september 1937
Verdict: Anti Soviet agitation
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Bronislaw Egorovich Burak
Nationality: Lithuanian
Birth: 1907
Birth place: USA, Springfield
Where was live: Permskaya oblast (state), Kosinsky distict, village Bat-Pachnya
Arrested: 03 january 1938
Verdict: taked out of prison becouse no structure of crime. 01 june 1939
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Vyacheslav (Wazlav) Egorovich Burak
Nationality: Lithuanian
Birth: 1910
Birth place: USA, Springfield
Where was live: Permskaya oblast (state), Kosinsky distict, village Bat-Pachnya
Arrested: 21 december 1937
Verdict: taked out of prison becouse no structure of crime. 28 february 1939
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Edmund Egorovich Burak
Nationality: Lithuanian
Birth: 1912
Birth place: USA, Springfield
Where was live: Permskaya oblast (state), Kosinsky distict, village Bat-Pachnya
Arrested: 5 january 1938
Conviction: 19 september 1938
Verdict: Anti Soviet agitation. Taked in to prison for 10 years
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