A press conference to mark the unveiling of the vast Wall of Sorrow on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow this coming Monday, 30 October, ended with a statement about the Dmitriev case. Not one of Russia's nationwide TV channels mentioned that statement in its coverage of the event, reports today's Novaya gazeta "A matter of conscience, … Continue reading TV channels cut Dmitriev statement from reports of press conference
Day: 27 October 2017
“Restoring the Names”, 2017
"From 10 am to 10 pm on Sunday, 29 October, we shall be reading out the names of the victims of political repression here in Moscow," announces an item on the Restoring the Names page on Facebook. "The Memorial Society has organised this event for ten years, ever since 2007. One after another, people will … Continue reading “Restoring the Names”, 2017
Remember Sandarmokh & the Imprisoned Historian of the Terror
"It is exactly 80 years since the killing by quota began of Ukrainian, Russian and other prisoners from the notorious Solovki Labour Camp," writes HALYA COYNASH for the website of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. "From 27 October to 4 November 1937, 1,111 prisoners were executed by the NKVD, including 289 Ukrainian writers, playwrights, … Continue reading Remember Sandarmokh & the Imprisoned Historian of the Terror
Georgy Frangulyan (video)
Sculptor of the monument "to the Victims of Political Repression" (to be opened in Moscow on 30 October 2017) https://youtu.be/th8tvThEU_o "In my view, what has happened is appalling, it's tragic. A man has devoted a part of his life, most of his life, to a cause few would be able to serve. There are few … Continue reading Georgy Frangulyan (video)
The Dmitriev Affair 