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"According to the completely secret decision number 390-138-psR of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 10,000 families were sent outside the Latvian SSR to remote parts of the Soviet Union in a special camp. To instruct the members of the executive committee to compile lists of kulak families to be deported. Head of the Council of Ministers of the LPSR Vilis Lācis" Such a short and simple document was the basis of one of the greatest tragedies in the history of Latvia - the deportations of March 25, 1949. In this video, why the USSR decided to carry out deportations. Subtitles added to the video!