Several years ago, an unusual heading appeared in the Omsk Vestnik newspaper: Historical Studies. So Professor V.M. Samosudov discovered a new genre of documentary historical journalism. In subsequent years, this newspaper published dozens of articles by the author on various historical topics. In this peculiar genre, on a documentary basis, the scientist highlighted many events of the historical past. Of particular interest to readers were stories related to repression in the thirties. They reflect the fate of people, represent the general situation created by the regression regime. This book contains articles by the author that appeared in the newspaper. Some essays are published for the first time. The book is designed bottom a wide range of readers.