Novocherkassk massacre

The Novocherkassk massacre (Russian: Новочеркасский расстрел, romanized: Novocherkasskiy rasstrel) was a massacre committed against unarmed protesters on June 2, 1962 in the Russian city of Novocherkassk by the Soviet army and KGB officials. A few weeks earlier workers organised a labor strike at the Novocherkassk Electromotive (Electric Locomotive) Building Factory (NEBF).

Novocherkassk massacre

The Novocherkassk massacre (Russian: Новочеркасский расстрел, romanized: Novocherkasskiy rasstrel) was a massacre committed against unarmed protesters on June 2, 1962 in the Russian city of Novocherkassk by the Soviet army and KGB officials. A few weeks earlier workers organised a labor strike at the Novocherkassk Electromotive (Electric Locomotive) Building Factory (NEBF).