Day of Unified Action in memory of the genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis and their accomplices, during the Great Patriotic War

Every year on April 19 in Russia the Day of United Actions is held in memory of the genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War.

The history of this memorable date begins on April 19, 1943, when Decree No. 39 of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was issued "On Measures of Punishment for Nazi villains guilty of murder and torture of Soviet civilians and captured Red Army soldiers, for spies, traitors to the Motherland from among Soviet citizens and for their accomplices". This decree became the legal basis for establishing and investigating the crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices.

According to various estimates, during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the Nazis exterminated 15-16 million civilians. The Soviet judiciary recognized this mass murder of civilians as genocide. 

On April 19, 2021, the day Decree No. 39 was issued, it was decided to establish in Russia the Day of Unified Action in Memory of the Genocide of the Soviet People by the Nazis and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War. Its purpose was to preserve the historical truth about the crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices against peaceful Soviet citizens during the Great Patriotic War in the occupied territory. On this day, commemorative events are held in all regions of the country.

On March 22, 2023, in its statement, the State Duma considered it fundamentally important to give a judicial and legal assessment of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Great Patriotic War by the authorities and armed forces of Nazi Germany and its allies - Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and Croatia. The Duma also named their accomplices in the realization of these crimes - armed units formed in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and other states, volunteers from Austria, Denmark, Latvia, Poland, France, the Czech Republic and Estonia, as well as traitors from among the inhabitants of the occupied territories who swore allegiance to the Hitler regime. The Duma recognized the criminal acts of the Nazi invaders and their accomplices against the peaceful population of the USSR as genocide of the peoples of the Soviet Union. At the same time, the document also mentions the current events in Ukraine. 

Every year in the Khabarovsk Krai Museum named after N.I. Grodekov during lectures, classes and excursions on the history of the Great Patriotic War, special emphasis is placed on the stories about the crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices against the civilian population.

This year, on April 19, the museum will host a number of sightseeing tours, during which visitors' attention will be once again drawn to the need to perpetuate the memory of the genocide of the Soviet people, and the inevitability of punishment for criminals who participated in mass repressions will be pointed out.

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