Bulgarians of the Perm Region during «the Great Terror»: «Dobrynkaya folder»

Abstract

The article, based on archival materials, examines the history of repressions of Bulgarians in the Dobriansky region during the period of the «Great Terror». The so-called «Dobrianskaya folder» contains archival investigations in relation to Bulgarians who lived in the Dobriansky District of the Perm region at that time. It includes guilty verdicts, personal data, letters, autobiographies, interrogation records, references, answers to inquiries, and other documents. All these sources make it possible to define the sociocultural profile of Bulgarians in the Dobriansky region, as well as to present some circumstances of the repressive policy towards the Bulgarian community, which was carried out not only on social, but also on ethnic grounds during that period. It was in the Dobriansky District that the largest number of Bulgarians in the region suffered during «the Great Terror». Bulgarians subjected to repression were held in criminal cases under Art. 58-2-9-8-11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR as members of insurgent sabotage organizations