This link is to part of a diary written by a female survivor, Danuta, who, with her family, was forced from their home in Poland and taken to Siberia in 1940. This is not a novel. It is a true story. A story of survival.
One of Danuta’s daughters helped put a section of the diary on line. I suggest everyone read it. This is the history seldom talked about, the “Forgotten Holocaust.” It behooves every Pole to know the facts of the atrocities committed against Poland by the Soviets. These would of course, include Katyn.
Danuta ended up in England so some of the wording used may be unfamiliar to those in the U.S. Nevertheless, it doesn’t change the effect this story will have on you.
posted by Debbie
