14 November 1944
Day of remembrance
On the night of 15 November 1944 trains took the people from their villages to Central Asia. Many were buried on the way, with no name on a stone. On this day we bring the names back.
🕯 45 days until 14 November
The book is open — families are adding the first names.
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elders’ voices recorded
There are no names here — only numbers: this page is for everyone, and the names are kept in the Book of Memory, behind the sign-in.
One thing to do before 14 November
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Add a name
Of someone who did not survive the road or the first winter. A name and a village are enough — the years may be unknown.
Join the house🎙
Record an elder’s voice
Someone who remembers that night or the stories about it. Five minutes on a phone — and the memory stays in a voice.
Record a voice🤝
Invite your relatives
Every family remembers its own names. The more families in the house, the fuller the book.
Join the houseIn these days every house’s oda is quiet: the fire smoulders, the candle in the niche is brighter, a mourning ribbon lies on the frame. And on the hearth shelf oil lamps burn — one for each name the family added to the Book of Memory.