Someone sent me this article about how Kalmyk people were exiled to Siberia in the 1940s and then returned home to Kalmykia in the 50s, after Stalins rule. Many sad stories during this time, and current poverty rate is still high today. During this time my grandfather escaped and fled west to Europe, eventually making his way to the US. Makes me think of sliding doors and how much harder life was just 2 generations ago

Someone sent me this article about how Kalmyk people were exiled to Siberia in the 1940s and then returned home to Kalmykia in the 50s, after Stalins rule. Many sad stories during this time, and current poverty rate is still high today. During this time my grandfather escaped and fled west to Europe, eventually making his way to the US. Makes me think of sliding doors and how much harder life was just 2 generations ago 

https://nhc.no/en/28-december-1943-mass-deportation-of-the-kalmyks/