their own land, now claimed by Russia. During a two decade period in the early twentieth century, nearly 97% of the Ingria population was either removed from Ingria or murdered, (Finns 2004, 2). The following is a brief synopsis of the events that occurred during this period at the hands of the Soviet regime:
1928: Collectivization started with the first mass deportation.
1932: Religious practices were forbidden among Ingrians.
1937: Cultural activities in Ingrian or Ingrian Finnish are fo
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