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ТУРПОЕЗДКА ПО САХАЛИНУ НА РЕЛЬСОВОМ АВТОБУСЕ / SAKHALIN TOUR BY RAIL BUS Впервые за последние почти 25 лет на железнодорожной линии, проложенной между сахалинскими городами Невельск и Холмск началось пассажирское сообщение. Накануне по этому направлению в рамках прогулочной турпоездки совершил коммерческий рейс рельсовый автобус "Орлан". Подробности на @laikainfo ➡️ www.laikainfo.com For the first time in almost 25 years, passenger traffic has started on the railway line between the Sakhalin cities of Nevelsk and Kholmsk. Recently, the Orlan rail bus made a commercial flight in this direction as part of a walking tour. _______ #железнаядорога #сахалин #Невельск #Холмск #пассажирскоесообщение #турпоездка #рельсовыйавтобус #Орлан #внутреннийтуризм #туризм #поезд #пригородноесообщение #путешествия #остров #природа #railway #Sakhalin #Nevelsk #Kholmsk #passengerservice #touristtrip #railbus #Orlan #domestictourism #tourism #train #commuterservice #travel #island #nature (at Сахалин) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFj7LhgTXB/?igshid=zyikr2sbldlt

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sea scape at Kholmsk 

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The return of the rescuer. by HariesAutoMoto

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I will be miss this winter weather🙌🏽 #sakhalin #traveling #travelblogger #russian #kholmsk (at Kholmsky District, Sakhalin Oblast)

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Oji Paper’s former Maoka Mill, Kholmsk, 2012. Photography by Tomoko Yoneda.

[unhonestlymirror]

A thread: how russia captured the Japanese Karafuto (Sakhalin) - terrible details and parallels.

In the photo: locals of Maoka (during the occupation - Kholmsk).

In this post I want to share the details of the course of russian enslavement of Karafuto, which I found while working on other contexts. But first, basic information is needed:

1) Karafuto and the Kuriles were important parts of Japan, with a developed Japanese infrastructure, culture and traditions. The population was about half a million.

2) russian invasion of Karafuto and Chishima began on August 11, 1945, five days after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and three days after a similar attack on Nagasaki, the de facto surrender of Japan (surrender on August 15). Karafuto and Chishima had small Japanese forces but large numbers of civilians and refugees from other Japanese islands. Russia, in turn, pathetically attacked the state, which had already surrendered - after the defeat by United States and its allies.

Now for the details of the occupation of Karafuto (the island was occupied on August 25, 1945, the Japanese of Karafuto held out under russian civilian bombing and terror for 14 days).

I came across a scientific paper from the law school of occupied Karafuto on how the russians organized "law and order and the fight against crime" on the island from 1945 to 1950.

Then - on points.

1. By the end of August 1945, russians were persecuting civilians south of Karafuto, about 70,000 people whom the occupying scholars call "a highly dangerous human mass." During the offensive, russians destroyed communications lines, transportation, livestock and Japanese businesses.

2. russians were not clearly explained that they had come to "russian lands", which led to "senseless destruction" [rus] of infrastructure, temples, as well as mass theft of industrial equipment, property of enterprises and organizations, as well as civilian property.

3. In mid-September 1945, it became known that russians had stolen all stocks of Japanese sake at Karafuto (202,457 decalitres); this led to mass drunkenness among the occupying military, ie terror against the local population.

4. In the autumn of 1945, the yen and all trade in Karafuto ceased, and russians began to provide services and goods to the occupiers free of charge (they later officially accused the Japanese of embezzlement). Curfew from 5:00 to 20:00 was imposed by orders from the mainland. The free movement of the Japanese was generally forbidden: it was controlled by the military commandant's offices of the occupiers.

6. In the first months of the occupation, there were no police on the island: russians demobilized the local occupation forces and transferred them to the NKVD. This led to even more mass terror of the locals. Professional chekists began arriving on the island from the mainland in November 1945 (473 people).

7. The Japanese, who remained loyal to the state, continued to resist the occupation, much to the dismay of russians. In particular, they organized a system of ammunition depots, military bases and other "hiding places", probably in anticipation of help. Unfortunately, help did not come.

8. russians joined the search for Japanese shelters by involving local Koreans (who thought they would be allowed to return to Korea; they were not allowed to). In the spring of 1946, an incident occurred: the Koreans led russians to Japanese warehouses disguised in the woods with a large number of small arms, ammunition, etc.

9. By January 1947, chekists had stolen 556 rifles, 21 machine guns, 5 mortars, 2 grenade launchers, 32 pistols, and a large number of melee weapons (probably katanas), ammunition, and explosives from the Japanese underground in various ways.

Lt. Col. Chikushi Fujio, who served as deputy chairman of the Tajik taboo on Karafuto, as well as Captain Kitayama, staged a sabotage in the city of Shisuka (Poronaysk), destroying Japanese infrastructure so that it would not serve the occupiers. The losses amounted to 6.6 million soviet rubles. [about 436 million US dollars]

11. The Japanese Yamada, who could not survive the occupation nationalization, destroyed (probably his own) a warehouse with rice, a hotel, as well as stocks of forest products, which russians have already managed to call "Sakhalinlesderevo" [SakhalinForestWood].

11.1. A former Kikuchi police officer organized a sabotage group that killed three pro-russian Korean traitors. The group had 86 rifles and 7050 rounds in total.

12. occupiers tried to fight the underground by creating "civilian security teams" consisting of russians and koreans. It is noted that the activities of these groups were not effective.

13. On February 2, 1946, USSR decided to forcibly passportize the population of Karafuto. They managed to "capture" only half of the total Japanese population of Karafuto (because half, at the cost of military lives, were able to evacuate to Japan). Among these: 254,299 Japanese, 24,774 Koreans, 79 Chinese, 152 Ainu.

14. During this period, russians began the mass import of russian civilians to Karafuto, and in parallel - the repatriation of the Japanese. It is noted that the Japanese left on the island all property and all life: valuables, real estate, etc. Many were robbed by russians on their way to Japan.

Russian repatriation commissioners engaged in corruption: enriching themselves at the expense of the Japanese, demanding bribes and robbing civilians. Actively settled in Japanese houses. Observing the crimes, the Japanese resorted to intensifying sabotage: burning their homes, jobs, etc.

16. It is noted that russian army in Karafuto was generally full of criminals. In particular, soviet soldiers simply left the units, drank heavily, and committed crimes with extreme cruelty. Among them - robbery, looting, infliction of grievous bodily harm to the Japanese, murder.

More details

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Diesel train going from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Kholmsk (Russian Far East), 1961

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On 6 July, 2020, 8-year-old Vika Teplyakova from Novoaleksandrovsk, Russia, had an argument with her mother and, as a result, decided to leave. At 10AM, Vika, depressed by the previous conflict with her mother, took a warm sweater and decided to go to Dolinsk, a town where she had lived earlier. It is known that Vika often went to that town and would often spend nights there with her friends and family as she received the warmth and care that she so lacked at home. Vika knew that Dolinsk could be reached from the bus station and so began to walk in that direction, trying to catch a passing car for a free ride in the process. A married couple in a minibus happened to stop and offer Vika a free ride, which she quickly accepted. However, she would not make it to Dolinsk that day.

Back at home in Novoaleksandrovsk, Vika’s mother was becoming worried. She had not heard from any of her family or friends regarding Vika, nor had anyone in the neighbourhood seen her. At 11 p.m., Vika’s mother reported her missing to police. All forces were thrown into the search for 8-year-old Vika. Volunteers, rescuers, and special services searched for her all day and night. These searches have been described as one of the largest in the past few years. On 10 July, as a result of investigative actions and operational-search measures in a forest near the village of Ozhidaevo, Kholmsk District, the corpse of a girl with signs of violent death was found. In accordance with the data received, the death of the child occurred on the day of her disappearance on 6 July, 2020.

Analysis of CCTV and traffic cameras uncovered a video of Vika walking down the road. However, there were no signs of the minibus that she had gotten into as most of the other traffic cameras were not working at that time. The police began to search for a minibus. It was not immediately possible to find it, but eventually, a breakthrough in the case resulted in the police locating the vehicle. As well as this, police arrested the suspects, 31-year-old Kristina and 45-year-old Igor Dvornikovs. During interrogation, they claimed that they had picked up another girl and dropped her off safely. However, mistakes were found in their testimony, and because of this, it was possible to obtain a confession from Kristina. According to the woman, on 6 July, she and her husband, Igor, decided to spend time together, bought alcohol and went to the beach. On the road, they saw Vika and stopped to give her a lift. As a result, Igor decided to go to the Kholmsky district. He himself is from Chaplanovo, so he knows all the places there well. Kristina admitted that she thought that they would just ride and take the girl to her destination, but Igor abruptly changed the route after arriving at a remote place. There they began to drink, after which Igor ordered her to leave the car, indicating that he was going to rape the child. Kristina did not argue, knowing her husband's aggressive disposition. He often beat her. Subsequently, Igor raped Vika, strangled her with a bag, and threw her corpse into the forest. 

Kristina Dvornikova is accused of committing a crime under paragraphs "a", "d" of part 2 of article 126 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (kidnapping). While Igor Dvornikov is charged under points "c", "k" of part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder), points "a", "d" of part 2 of Article 126 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, paragraph "b" of part 4 of article 131 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (rape), paragraph "b" of part 4 of article 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violent acts of a sexual nature). On 13 July, hundreds of people gathered to say goodbye to Vika Teplyakova as she was laid to rest.

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Со 150летием, мой родной город🥳🎉💖 Скучаю и люблю всем сердцем❤️ #annshorr_sakhalin #annshorr_summer2017 (at Kholmsk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6f5MFKs62/?igshid=j4tf4u8864eh

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Kholmsk

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Kholmsk 2017

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Bob & I being tourists in Kholmsk, Sakhalin, Russia

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