“Restoring the Names” — Why we should go

28 October 201720 December 2020 / editors (JC) / 2 Comments

Every year, on 29 October, thousands of people gather near the Solovki Stone in Moscow to read out the names of those who were shot during Stalin's reign of terror. "We call on our readers to join them this Sunday on Lubyanka Square," writes the online Meduza website. (A photo accompanying the text shows speakers … Continue reading “Restoring the Names” — Why we should go

“Restoring the Names”, 2017

27 October 201718 August 2025 / editors (JC)

"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

Government unlikely to attend 5 August Day of Commemoration

1 June 201722 October 2017 / editors (JC)

Правительство республики, вероятно, не примет участия в траурных мероприятиях 5 августа 2017 года на Мемориальном кладбище «Сандармох». Такой ответ пришел из администрации главы на запрос редакции «7x7». Редакция спрашивала, каким будет ответ на письмо председателя Совета по правам человека при президенте в адрес и.о. главы Карелии Артура Парфёнчикова: Михаил Федотов попросил поддержать идею о проведении … Continue reading Government unlikely to attend 5 August Day of Commemoration

Government unlikely to attend Day of Remembrance

1 June 201719 February 2018 / editors (JC)

In a letter to Artur Parfyonchikov, the chairman of the Presidential Human Rights Council, Mikhail Fedotov, has requested that the acting head of the Karelian Republic support the idea of holding yearly commemoratove gatherings on 5 August to mark the beginning of the Great Terror. It is the 80th anniversary of that tragic event this … Continue reading Government unlikely to attend Day of Remembrance

“What does Memorial have to hide?”

10 January 20174 December 2021 / editors (JC)

On 10 January 2017 while the charges against Yury DMITRIEV were still being investigated the nationwide, State-funded Rossiya-24 TV channel broadcast a 13-minute report entitled "What does the Memorial Society have to hide?" https://youtu.be/458tWi0GRZE It talked about the International Memorial Society based in Moscow which has been officially designated a "foreign agent" since October 2016. … Continue reading “What does Memorial have to hide?”