The Novocherkassk massacre refer to events tied to the labor strike of a locomotive building plant in Novocherkassk, a city in the Soviet Union, (now Russia). The events eventually culminated into riots of June 1-2, 1962 when reportedly 26 protesters were killed by the Soviet Army troops, and 87 were wounded.
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