oles ale ▁concentration ▁and ▁deport ation ▁of ▁the ▁V ain akh ▁pe op les ▁( Che ch ens ▁and ▁Ing ush es ) ▁from ▁their ▁native ▁lands ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁the ▁locations ▁across ▁the ▁USS R , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 4 4 , 0 0 0 ▁civ ili ans . ▁However , ▁scattered ▁resistance ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁continued ▁for ▁years . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁fail ures ▁in ▁the ▁Winter ▁War ▁against ▁Finland , ▁Che chen ▁ex - comm un ist ▁intellectual ▁K has an ▁Isra il ov ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Hus sein ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁south - e astern ▁Che ch ny a , ▁where ▁they ▁worked ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁un ified ▁gu err illa ▁movement ▁to ▁prepare ▁an ▁armed ▁ins urre ction ▁against ▁the ▁S ovi ets . ▁By ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Isra il ov ' s ▁reb els ▁took ▁over ▁several ▁a uls ▁in ▁Sh ato y sky ▁District . ▁The ▁re bel ▁government ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Isra il ov ' s ▁native ▁village ▁of ▁Gal an cho zh . ▁They ▁then ▁defeated ▁the ▁NK VD ' s ▁pun itive ▁det ach ments ▁sent ▁against ▁them , ▁capt uring ▁modern ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Isra il ov ▁described ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁why ▁they ▁were ▁fighting ▁numerous ▁times : ▁{{ quote | " I ▁have ▁decided ▁to ▁become