Benita Plezere-Eglite: Suddenly Siberia
TitleBenita Plezere-Eglite: Suddenly Siberia
Call number940.5318/0422
Object number08867f
Place of publicationPrague, Czech Republic
Year of publication
2013
Physical descriptionpp54-61
MaterialArticle
ISBN9788087211793
NotesArticle from the book 'Lest we forget: memory of totalitarianism in Europe'
pp 54-61
pp 54-61
Description
Eleven-year old Benita Plezere was deported with her family from Latvia to the Omsk region of Siberia in 1949. The article describes their life there. She drew pictures of the deportation and her life in Siberia and sent them as postcards to her aunt. They are now a treasured possession of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
