Andriy Stepanovich PANIV was shot at Sandarmokh eighty years ago. He was one of 1,116 prisoners, marked for execution, who were shipped from Solovki to the mainland in autumn 1937. Born 1899, Paniv was a rural schoolteacher in Ukraine (1918-1923), a writer, poet, journalist and translator. Before his arrest, he lived in the "Word" building … Continue reading 3 November 1937
Remembrance
monuments, events, publications
Stalin’s victims not found; their champion behind bars
"Eighty years on, the victims of the Stalinist terror have still not been found. Yury Dmitriev has spent thirty years of his life seaching for them. Now he himself is behind bars," writes Steven Derix in the Dutch NRC Handelsblad (3 Friday), online edition. "“Commemoration of Stalin’s victims is too political in Putin’s Russia”, NRC … Continue reading Stalin’s victims not found; their champion behind bars
The Day of Remembrance in Petrozavodsk
On Monday, 30 October 2017, the Karelian capital Petrozavodsk marked the annual Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repression. At the city’s Zaretskoe Graveyard and then at Krasny Bor access to the microphone was limited to those who talked about spiritual values, Holy Russia and forgiveness. Your correspondent observed how official Karelia strove … Continue reading The Day of Remembrance in Petrozavodsk
Putin unveils monument in Moscow
Amid controversy over his own methods of maintaining control over Russia, President Vladimir Putin has unveiled a memorial dedicated to victims of Soviet-era government repression and said the years of suffering at the hands of the state must never be forgotten. Putin was speaking at the opening ceremony for the Wall Of Sorrow on 30 … Continue reading Putin unveils monument in Moscow
The view from above (29 October 2017)
Two last shots of Sunday's unofficial commemoration, "Restoring the Names". Someone took these and many other photos from the viewing platform of the toy shop Detsky Mir across Lubyanka Square (see https://www.facebook.com/Memorial.International/?hc_ref=ARRrH5pwXB-ynweSTfLoh5aK8Fk6QbY_9HGh--pFEZODZ3krh5kAP4Sstx-Ym4P7-oY) Behind the hoardings stands the pre-Revolutionary Polytechnical Museum, where lectures were read and poetry recitals were given — by Vladimir Mayakovsky and Osip … Continue reading The view from above (29 October 2017)
The Dmitriev Affair 