Cows can smell the scent of death

Cows can smell the scent of death (2020 - ongoing)

In July 1945 Soviets carried a special operation killing 600-2000 people in the Podlasie region in Poland. It is believed to be the biggest genocide in Europe after the end of World War II until the Balkans War. The Red Army – NKVD special troops “Smersh” in collaboration with UB, Polish People’s Army, and KBW carried out armed actions against civilians. Communists combed villages, hamlets, and forests in search of people who may have had a connection with the underground resistance. Those arrested were taken into an unknown direction and most likely murdered as they were never seen ever after. During 40 years of communism in Poland, it was forbidden to speak about this event and the story was a deeply hidden secret which little was said about. It lived as a word of mouth passed down from one generation to the next. Throughout the period of the communist regime families of victims tried unsuccessfully to obtain information about their lost loved ones. My grand grandfather, Michal Wolasewicz, was arrested and went missing during this time. I have been named after him to commemorate.

Projekt zrealizowano w ramach stypendium Ministerstwa Kultury, Dziedzictwa Narodowego i Sportu w 2021 r.