Książka zawiera wspomnienia ponad czterdziestu Sybiraków, a także opracowania autorów rosyjskich dotyczące historii represji i zachowania pamięci o zesłańcach w obwodzie archangielskim. Całość ilustrowana licznymi zdjęciami. Wyczerpanie nakładu I wydania (2010) i duże zainteresowanie publikacją skłoniło redaktorów do ponownego opublikowania książki, tym razem w wersji elektronicznej i bezpłatnego jej udostępnienia.

Memories of Siberian Deportees brings together firsthand testimonies of Polish citizens who experienced deportation, forced settlement, and exile in the Soviet Union during and after the Second World War. Since the publication of the first part in 2008, the collection has attracted sustained interest not only among former deportees and their families but also among historians, educators, and students engaged in the study of twentieth-century repression and displacement.The accounts gathered here, as written memoirs, transcribed interviews, copies of documents, and photographs, constitute primary historical sources that preserve individual experiences often absent from official records. The publication was made possible by this reception and by the trust of contributors who chose to share their memories. Over time, Memories of Siberian Deportees has also become a catalyst for wider community engagement, encouraging further testimony and supporting educational and commemorative initiatives in Poland and abroad. Technological change has enabled this work to reach new audiences: recent editions are now made freely available in electronic form, responding to growing international interest in the history of Soviet repression and forced migration. This edition appears at a moment when the remembrance of past injustices intersects powerfully with present realities. Renewed war, political repression, and the persecution of historians and civic activists remind us that the issues addressed in these testimonies are not confined to the past. Read together, the voices collected in this edition affirm the enduring importance of documenting lived experience, defending human dignity, and sustaining memory as a form of civic responsibility. This book is dedicated to those who endured deportation and exile and to the generations whoco ntinue to seek understanding through their stories.