Темы памяти и возмездия в Надгробном слове В. Шаламова и в Колымской балладе В. Португалова

This article discusses the themes of memory and retribution in documentary and literary texts (different genres) of two Kolyma inmates. The memory theme of the people tortured in “Kolyma planet” unites texts written by Shalamov and Portugalov. Both authors express similar thoughts in different ways, employing different genres and styles. Shalamov and Portugalov are convinced that these crimes, i.e., deaths of a great number of innocent people in Kolyma forced labour camps can never be forgotten, unpunished and treated as if the “facts never happened”.