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Memorial to the Jewish victims of Nazis shot at Babi Yar in Kiev
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| Title | Memorial to the Jewish victims of Nazis shot at Babi Yar in Kiev |
| Notes | Babi Yar is a ravine in northwest Kiev, where in only two days of mass shootings, September 28-29, 1941, over 30, 000 Jews were murdered by the Nazi forces of occupation. The murder of Jews in Babi Yar continued until the end of the German occupation. During the Soviet period Babi Yar was memorialized only in music (Shostakovich), in literature (Anatoly Kuznetsov), and poetry (Yevgeny Yevtushenko) |
| Subjects | Monuments and memorials
World War, 1939-1945--Monuments
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| Photographer | Brewczynski, James |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast/Province | Kyyivska Oblast |
| City/Town | Kyyiv |
| Contributors | Brewczynski, James |
| ImageType | photograph |
| Image Date | 2000 |
| Digital Collection | Central Eurasian Information Resource |
| Image No. | 3773 |
| Contact information | The University of Washington Libraries does not provide reproductions of this image. The original negative, print, or slide reproduced here remains in the possession of the copyright holder. For further information contact the UW Libraries' Slavic and East European Section, slavinfo@u.washington.edu. |
| Rights | Brewczynski, James |
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