▁would ▁dissol ve ." ▁ ▁During ▁St alin ' s ▁Great ▁T error ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁the ▁largest ▁eth nic ▁shooting ▁and ▁deport ation ▁operation , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Polish ▁Operation , ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁through ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁According ▁to ▁Soviet ▁NK VD ▁arch ives , ▁ 1 1 1 , 0 9 1 ▁Pol es , ▁and ▁people ▁accused ▁of ▁t ies ▁with ▁Poland , ▁were ▁executed , ▁and ▁ 2 8 , 7 4 4 ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death - rid den ▁labor ▁cam ps , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 9 , 8 3 5 ▁Polish ▁vict ims . ▁This ▁number ▁constit utes ▁ 1 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁officially ▁per sec uted ▁persons ▁during ▁the ▁entire ▁Y ez hov sh ch ina ▁period , ▁with ▁confirm ing ▁NK VD ▁documents . ▁The ▁coordin ated ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁NK VD ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 3 8 ▁against ▁the ▁Polish ▁minor ity ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁was ▁a ▁target ing ▁of ▁ 0 . 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁Soviet ▁citizens ▁by ▁eth nic ity . ▁US ▁historian ▁Tim othy ▁D . ▁S ny der ▁says : ▁" It ▁is ▁hard ▁not ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Soviet ▁" Pol ish ▁Operation " ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 7 - 3 8 ▁as ▁gen oc idal ." ▁Simon ▁Seb