The Russian Cemetery of Limnos
In 1919 in the battle of Crimea, the White Army suffered a major crash, marking the end of the Russian civil war. Limnos welcomed the first Kozaks refugees (about 5,000 people) who landed on the island in March 1920 with the latter disembarking in November 1920. Exiles with their families settled in the coalition camps of Portianos and Chimandrians until 1921 when they began to be transported to Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. The living and feeding conditions they faced were so harsh that many had to sell the valuable items they managed to bring with them in order to survive. It is estimated that around 350 people died during their stay on the island and the English have given up a piece of land to the Pounta cape to bury the dead.
In 2004, a Russian mission spotted the abandoned cemetery, took over the rebuilding of the site, set up a large white cross with a copy of the image of the "Virgin of the Director of Smolensk" and has so far held an annual memorial service in memory of the dead.