If you were stranded on this island, how long could you survive? This is the true story of cannibalism on Nazino Island.” Background and Context In early 1933, Soviet authorities launched a massive deportation campaign against “socially harmful and declassified elements” following the reintroduction of the passport system in 1932-1933. The OGPU (secret police) developed … Continue reading The Nazino Tragedy of 1933: “Island of Death”