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DZIERZYNSZCZYZNA Dzierzynszczyzna was a '''Polish Autonomous District''' in Belarus . It was created on March 15 , 1932 , with the capital at Dzierżyńsk ( Dzyarzhynsk , Dzerzhynsk, formerly known as '''Kojdanów'''). It was named after the Bolshevik of Polish ancestry, Felix Dzerzhinsky . It was created near Minsk , near the Soviet-Polish border of the time. MARCHLEWSZCZYZNA Marchlewszczyzna was the '''Polish Autonomous District''' in Ukraine created in 1926 , with its capital at '''Marchlewsk''' (known before and after as '''Dołbysz''' or '''Dowbysz''', presently Довбиш - Dovbysh in Ukraine). It was named after a Polish Bolshevik Julian Marchlewski . It was created in Volynia , 100 km west of Zhytomyr . DISBANDING Polish districts were among those which resisted Soviet Collectivization and atheization. For political reasons, drastic measures were initially not applied in these areas. Eventually both districts were disbanded in 1935 at the onset of the Great Purge and most of their administration was executed. Many men were shot, women and children deported to Kazakhstan . More than 50 000 Poles were murdered in places like Kurapaty or Vinnitsa , many other were murdered or starve in Kasakhstan. EXTERNAL LINK Polskie rejony autonomiczne w Związku Sowieckim (in Polish) |
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