Stalin-era mass grave yields 3.5 tons of bones on the outskirts of Vladivostok

"At least 495 skeletons, many with head gunshot wounds, have been discovered in a mass grave dating back to purges under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the 1930s. 3.5 tons of bones were collected from the site on the outskirts of the Pacific Ocean port of Vladivostok after it was stumbled upon by workmen building a road. Millions of Soviet citizens were executed or died in labor camps during Stalin's rule from the 1920s until his death in 1953. "Practically all of the skulls have bullet wounds," stated Yaroslav Livanksy, adding that money and clothes from the 1930s had been found at the site. "

Stalin-Era Grave Yields Tons of Bones | News | The Moscow Times

 

Wow. Makes you wonder how many mass graves have yet to be discovered.

 

Hi Henry, I totaly agree, we know what Germany did but Stalin know he was a bad boy, as you said there must be many unknow mass graves out there, at least these will get a proper burial now

 

Am I reading it wrong but how does 495 skeletons equal 3.5 tons?