Commemoration of the Tatarbunary Uprising: Resolution of the Izmail City Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) in 1949

No. Б-47/10.

August 26, 1949

RESOLUTION

of the Executive Committee of the Izmail Oblast Council

of Workers’ Deputies and the Bureau of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks)

August 25, 1949,

On the construction of a monument at the mass grave

of the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising.

In connection with the 25th anniversary of the Tatarbunary Uprising of workers and peasants in the Izmail region against the Romanian occupiers, which will be commemorated in September 1949, and considering the great revolutionary significance of this uprising in the struggle of the working people of Bessarabia for their social and national liberation, the Executive Committee of the Oblast Council of Workers’ Deputies and the Bureau of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks)

RESOLVE:

1. To erect a monument in the district center of Tatarbunary at the mass grave of the 105 heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising.
2. The Executive Committee of the Oblast Council of Workers’ Deputies and the Bureau of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) consider it necessary to transfer the remains of the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising, who were executed by the Romanian occupiers, to the center of the village of Tatarbunary.
3. Direct the Tatarbunary District Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Comrade Chikunov) and the District Executive Committee (Comrade Samisko) to prepare and landscape a site in the center of Tatarbunary by September 10, 1949, where the remains of the fallen heroes will be reinterred.
4. Direct the secretaries of the district committees of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) and the chairmen of the district executive committees of the Tatarbunary, Sarat, and Kiliya districts to maintain and restore the graves of the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising in the villages of Belolesye, Nerushpay, Strumok, Spasskoye, Mikhailovka, Plakhteevka, Vilkovo, Desantnoye, and Primorskoe.
5. Direct the Oblast Finance Department (Comrade Kazakova) to allocate 25,000 rubles from the local budget for the monument’s construction.
6. To oversee the preparation and conduct of the 25th anniversary of the Tatarbunary Uprising, establish a commission consisting of:

Comrade Maltsev—Secretary of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks)—Chair of the Commission.

Comrade Sovetov—Deputy Chair of the Oblast Executive Committee.

Comrade Balabanova—Head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks).

Comrade Matsnev—Head of the Oblast Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Comrade Chikunov—Secretary of the Tatarbunary District Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks).

Comrade Samisko—Chairman of the Tatarbunary District Executive Committee.

Comrade Kozyrev—Head of the Propaganda Section of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks).

Comrade Pitenko—Deputy Editor of the oblast newspaper Pridunayskaya Pravda.

Comrade Gisak—Head of the Oblast Police Department.

Comrade Kuzmenko—Head of the Oblast Department of Cultural and Educational Institutions.

Comrade Shalopinina—Secretary of the Oblast Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth League of Ukraine.

Comrade Batishchev—Participant in the Tatarbunary Uprising.

Comrade Sirota—Foreman of the collective farm named after the Tatarbunary Uprising, participant in the uprising.

Comrade Savchuk—Participant in the uprising.

7. Approve the measures for preparing and conducting the 25th anniversary of the Tatarbunary Uprising.

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Oblast Council of Workers’ Deputies

/S. Garkusha/

Secretary of the Izmail Oblast Committee of the CP(b)U

/K. Grusheva/

Appendix No. 1 to Item 10 of Minutes No. 47

of the meeting of the Oblast Executive Committee and the Bureau of the Oblast Party Committee

of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) dated August 25, 1949.

ACTIVITIES

for the preparation and celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Tatarbunary Uprising

CERTIFIED: A. Subbota

Appendix No. 2 to Item 10 of Minutes No. 47

of the meeting of the Oblast Executive Committee and the Bureau of the Oblast Party Committee

of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) dated August 25, 1949.

PROCEDURE

for holding a rally to commemorate the 25th anniversary

of the Tatarbunary Uprising

on September 18, 1949.

The following are invited to the rally:

1. Representatives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks)

                                                    – Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR

                                                    – Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR

                                                    – Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth League of Ukraine

                                                    – Academy of Sciences of the USSR

                                                    – Union of Soviet Writers of the Ukrainian SSR

                                                    – Committee on Cultural and Educational Institutions under the Council of                                                                         Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR.

2. Representatives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova

                                                    – Council of Ministers of the Moldavian SSR

                                                    – Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR

                                                    – Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth League of Moldova

                                                    – Union of Soviet Writers of the Moldavian SSR

3. Delegations of ten people each from the cities and districts of the oblast.
4. Delegations from military units stationed in the Izmail Oblast.
5. Delegation from the city of Izmail.
6. Representatives of oblast organizations.
7. Workers from the village of Tatarbunary and delegations from collective farms, state farms, and the Tatarbunary District;
8. Delegations of Pioneers and schoolchildren from across the oblast;

PREPARATIONS FOR THE RALLY.

1. On the night of September 17–18, 1949, the remains of the heroes who fell in the Tatarbunary Uprising were exhumed from their graves, placed in coffins, and prepared for transport to the center of the village of Tatarbunary.

Comrade Chikunov is in charge.

2. At 10:00 a.m., the coffins with the remains of the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising are placed on gun carriages and, with full honors, transported to the center of the village of Tatarbunary.

Comrade Gisak is in charge.

3. By September 18, prepare a mass grave in the center of Tatarbunary and ready the square for the rally.

Comrades Samisko and Chikunov are in charge.

4. Construct a grandstand for 120 people.

40 – central grandstand

80 – side grandstands

Comrades Sovetov, Samisko, and Chikunov are in charge.

5. Install a public address system in the square where the rally is to be held.

Comrades Samisko and Sizilov are in charge.

6. All delegations should bring wreaths to lay at the grave of the heroes of the uprising.

The heads of the delegations are in charge.

7. Prepare a metal cylinder to be placed in the foundation of the monument, along with a plaque bearing the inscription:

“A monument to the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising will be built here.

September 16–18, 1924.

Laid September 18, 1949.”

Comrades Sovetov and Kuzmenko are in charge.

8. Prepare gravestones with the inscription:

“Here lie the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising

September 16–18, 1924.

September 18, 1949.”

for all mass graves in the Tatarbunary, Sarat, and Kiliya districts.

Comrades Sovetov and Kuzmenko are in charge.

9. Prepare invitation tickets for the rally on September 18, 1949, and passes for the grandstand. Distribute the tickets and passes.

Comrades Balabanova and Kuzmenko are in charge (by September 5, 1949).

10. Organize the reception of delegations in Izmail, arrange their accommodation, and provide transportation to Tatarbunary and back to Izmail.

Comrades Petrovsky and Bondarevsky are in charge

11. Arrange for the operation of retail outlets in Tatarbunary.

Comrades Gashev and Samisko are in charge.

12. Arrange for medical aid stations.

Comrades Garagashyan and Samisko are in charge.

13. Maintain order during the rally and post an honor guard.

Comrade Gisak is in charge.

14. Invite two orchestras to perform at the rally.

Comrade Kuzmenko is in charge.

15. Decorate Tatarbunary for the festivities.

Comrades Chikunov and Samisko are in charge.

16. Install a pedestal in the square bearing the inscription:

“A monument to the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising will be built here.

September 16–18, 1924.

Laid September 18, 1949.”

Drape it with a special cloth.

Comrades Sovetov, Chikunov, and Samisko are in charge.

17. Construct a fence around the grave.

Comrade Samisko is responsible.

COURSE OF THE RALLY

a) At 11:00 a.m., the funeral procession with the coffins of the fallen heroes arrives at the site designated for the monument. The orchestra plays a funeral march.

b) At 11:30 a.m., the rally commences.

1. Comrade Grusheva, Secretary of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks), opens the rally.
2. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks), the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, and the Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth League of Ukraine, Comrade . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. On behalf of the participants in the uprising, the Head of the Social Welfare Department and participant in the uprising, Comrade I.N. Batishchev, speaks.
4. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova, the Council of Ministers of the Moldavian SSR, the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Moldavian SSR, and the Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth League of Moldova, Comrade . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. From the Tatarbunar District Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine and the District Executive Committee, the Secretary of the District Committee, Comrade V.P. Chikunov, speaks.
6. On behalf of the Oblast Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth League of Ukraine and the youth, the Secretary of the Oblast Committee, Comrade A.N. Seregina, speaks.
7. On behalf of the collective farmers of the Tatarbunary District, the foreman of the Tatarbunary Uprising Collective Farm and participant in the uprising, Comrade Sirota, speaks.
8. On behalf of the military delegations, Comrade . . . . . . . . . . . speaks.
9. On behalf of the Pioneers and schoolchildren, . . . . . . . . . . . speaks.
10. On behalf of the Union of Soviet Writers of the Ukrainian SSR, Comrade . . . . . . . . . . . speaks.
11. Comrade Garkusha reads the resolution on constructing a monument to the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising.

The orchestra performs the Anthem of the Soviet Union.

12. To the sound of a funeral march, the coffins are lowered into the grave, and a salute is fired.

Comrade Gisak is in charge.

The grave is filled with earth, and a cylinder marking the site of the monument is placed inside.

Comrade Samisko oversees the proceedings.

13. Comrade S.K. Garkusha, Chairman of the Oblast Executive Committee, unveils the pedestal at the heroes’ grave by removing the covering.

The orchestra performs the Anthem of the Soviet Union.

14. Delegations lay wreaths at the grave of the heroes of the Tatarbunary Uprising.

Comrade Gisak presides over the wreath-laying ceremony.

15. Letters addressed to Comrade I.V. Stalin, Comrade N. S. Khrushchev, and Comrade D. S. Korotchenko are accepted.

Comrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . read the letters.

16. Comrade K.S. Grusheva closes the rally.

CERTIFIED: A. Subbota