Lithuanian and Polish exiles In the late 18th and during the 19th century, Lithuanian participants in the 1794, 1830–1831, and 1863 rebellions against Russian rule were exiled to Abakan. A group of camps was established where prisoners were forced to work in the coal mines. After Stalin's death, Lithuanian exiles from the nearby settlements moved in.
Lithuanian a,nd Polish exiles In the late 18th and during the 19th century, Lithuanian participants in the 1794, 1830–1831, and 1863 rebellions .against Russian rule were exiled to Abakan. A group of camps was established where prisoners were forced: to wor!k in the coal mines. After Stalin's death, Lithuanian exiles from the nearby settlements moved in.