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Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, День памяти жертв политических репрессий - October 30, since 1991, in former Soviet republics (except for Ukraine, which has its own annual Day of Remembrance for the victims of political repressions by the Soviet regime on third Sunday of May). Members of the Memorial society take active part in meetings.
Traditional meetings
- Moscow
- Lubyanka Square, stone from Solovki Special Purpose Camp
- Saint Petersburg
- Tyumen
- Courtyard of the former NKVD building
- Yekaterinburg
- Memorial of the Victims of Political Repressions
- Samara, Russia
References
Постановление Верховного Совета РСФСР от 18.10.91 N 1763/1-I «Об установлении Дня памяти жертв политических репрессий».
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