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1961 Elbarusovo school fire

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213:("В это же время в кабинете физики, отделённом от импрови- зированного зрительного зала узким коридором, учитель физики М.Н.Иритков, Сырые дрова не загорались. Рядом стояло ведро с бензином для заливки мотора. Учитель взял ведро и плеснул в печь бензин. Пламя в печи тут же весело заплясало и мгновенно перекинулось на ведро.") 171:
Most of the Soviet public didn't know about the disaster until November 5, 1991, the thirtieth anniversary of the tragedy, when the Soviet media covered the first public memorial to the victims for the first time ("Только 5 ноября 1991 года благодаря «горбачёвской гласности», впервые была публично
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and the November 19 meeting in Moscow of the Central Committee of the Party concluded that a physics teacher at the school, M. N. Iritkov, was sent to relight a wood stove in order to provide heat to the building and poured gasoline from a bucket.
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Rather than warning the students, Iritkov and the principal, S. I. Yarutkin, fled the building. Iritkov was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and Yarutkin to 8 years ("Иритков получил 10 лет лишения свободы, а Ярукин – 8").
155: 154:. To make space the desks had been pushed against the windows and walls and stacked upon on another. Although the Soviet press did not report the disaster, internal documents from a November 9 meeting of the 189: 270:"Эльбарусовское сельское поселение Мариинско-Посадского района » Публикации » В Чувашии вспоминали жертв Эльбарусовского пожара 1961 года, когда погибли 110 детей и педагогов" 343: 338: 269: 150:
The day of the fire the village was utilizing the school building on a Sunday as a concert area to celebrate the November 7 anniversary of the
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On November 5, 1961, a school caught fire in the village of Elbarusovo. The fire claimed the lives of more than a hundred children.
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Chuvashia plans to build a memorial complex dedicated to the victims of the Elbarus tragedy
172:отмечена эта дата.") among them forty-four children aged under eight and four teachers. 307: 116: 231:("Elbarusovo's Day of Tragedy")Russian language memorial website and list of victims 139: 135: 131: 87: 83: 79: 36: 23: 248: 227: 156:
Chuvash Regional Committee of the Soviet Communist Party
244:"Стрижи. Память" - Владимир Нагорнов (Тутимер Сувар) 101: 93: 71: 56: 247:(in Russian). Sculptornagornov.ru. Archived from 8: 51: 223: 221: 219: 50: 181: 7: 119:that occurred on 5 November 1961 in 344:1961 disasters in the Soviet Union 14: 97:Spilled gasoline and a wood fire 339:November 1961 events in Europe 1: 16:1961 fire in the Soviet Union 113:1961 Elbarusovo school fire 52:1961 Elbarusovo school fire 360: 329:Fires in the Soviet Union 60:5 November 1961 243: 229:Den Tragedii Elbarusovo 314:School fires in Europe 319:1960s fires in Europe 53: 33: /  152:October Revolution 109: 108: 351: 281: 280: 278: 277: 266: 260: 259: 257: 256: 239: 233: 225: 214: 211: 205: 204: 202: 201: 196:. March 28, 2018 186: 129: 67: 65: 54: 48: 47: 45: 44: 43: 38: 34: 31: 30: 29: 26: 359: 358: 354: 353: 352: 350: 349: 348: 304: 303: 290: 285: 284: 275: 273: 268: 267: 263: 254: 252: 245: 241: 240: 236: 226: 217: 212: 208: 199: 197: 188: 187: 183: 178: 169: 148: 123: 63: 61: 41: 39: 35: 32: 27: 24: 22: 20: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 357: 355: 347: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 316: 306: 305: 302: 301: 296: 289: 288:External links 286: 283: 282: 261: 234: 215: 206: 180: 179: 177: 174: 168: 165: 147: 144: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 73: 69: 68: 58: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 356: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 311: 309: 300: 297: 295: 292: 291: 287: 271: 265: 262: 251:on 2012-09-11 250: 246: 238: 235: 232: 230: 224: 222: 220: 216: 210: 207: 195: 191: 185: 182: 175: 173: 166: 164: 160: 157: 153: 145: 143: 141: 137: 133: 127: 122: 118: 114: 104: 100: 96: 92: 89: 85: 81: 77: 74: 70: 59: 55: 49: 46: 37:55.7°N 37.6°E 274:. Retrieved 272:. Gov.cap.ru 264: 253:. Retrieved 249:the original 237: 228: 209: 198:. Retrieved 193: 184: 170: 161: 149: 140:Soviet Union 136:Russian SFSR 132:Chuvash ASSR 112: 110: 88:Soviet Union 84:Russian SFSR 80:Chuvash ASSR 18: 124: [ 40: / 324:1961 fires 308:Categories 276:2013-09-16 255:2013-09-16 200:2019-06-12 176:References 121:Elbarusovo 76:Elbarusovo 64:1961-11-05 42:55.7; 37.6 334:Chuvashia 194:meduza.io 72:Location 62: ( 28:37°36′E 25:55°42′N 167:Legacy 115:was a 102:Deaths 128:] 94:Cause 146:Fire 117:fire 111:The 57:Date 105:110 310:: 218:^ 192:. 142:. 138:, 134:, 130:, 126:ru 86:, 82:, 78:, 279:. 258:. 203:. 66:)

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55°42′N 37°36′E / 55.7°N 37.6°E / 55.7; 37.6
Elbarusovo
Chuvash ASSR
Russian SFSR
Soviet Union
fire
Elbarusovo
ru
Chuvash ASSR
Russian SFSR
Soviet Union
October Revolution
Chuvash Regional Committee of the Soviet Communist Party
"Fifty-seven years ago, 106 children died in a fire at a village school. The Soviet public didn't know about it until the 1990s"



Den Tragedii Elbarusovo ("Elbarusovo's Day of Tragedy")Russian language memorial website and list of victims
"Стрижи. Память" - Владимир Нагорнов (Тутимер Сувар)
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"Эльбарусовское сельское поселение Мариинско-Посадского района » Публикации » В Чувашии вспоминали жертв Эльбарусовского пожара 1961 года, когда погибли 110 детей и педагогов"
Chuvashia plans to build a memorial complex dedicated to the victims of the Elbarus tragedy
On November 5, 1961, a school caught fire in the village of Elbarusovo. The fire claimed the lives of more than a hundred children.
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School fires in Europe
1960s fires in Europe
1961 fires
Fires in the Soviet Union
Chuvashia
November 1961 events in Europe

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