Many years have passed since the Great Patriotic War. In December 1941, Drobitsky Yar, located on the outskirts of Kharkov, the Nazis claimed the lives of 30 thousand civilians Kharkiv. Among them were 24 thousand Jews, the others - representatives of other nationalities, who tried to help Jews escape ... Drobitsky Yar was the site of bloody terror. In a totalitarian regime is not accepted to talk about this tragedy. The truth became known only in the late 90's. May 9, 1989 in Drobitsky Yar first meeting was held on the commemoration of Kharkov, who died in the 1941st. Among those who spoke at the rally, were witnesses to this trouble, which miraculously managed to escape. At the same time on the initiative of World War II veteran Savely Davydova and supported by well-known poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko and the editor of Ogonyok Vitaly Korotich created Kharkov city public committee "Drobitsky Yar.
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