The Krasnoyarsk „Memorial“ Organization, which is dealing with the
restoration of historic
memory and the commemoration of the victims of political repressions, celebrated
its 20th anniversary. Over the years, the organization managed to trace and
publish the names of more than 70000 individuals, who were sentenced on the
basis of section 58, which gained notoriety.
In close cooperation with regional administration, archival agency, regional FSB
authority, GUVD and the Public Prosecutors, “Memorial” issued five volumes of
the “Book of Memory – in commemoration of the victims of political repressions
in the Krasnoyarsk Territory”. The organization puts annual exhibitions
dedicated to the history of political repressions, its representatives regularly
hold lectures in schools and colleges. By the aid and intervention of
the “Memorial” organization, dozens of victims of repressions get their
rehabilitation certificate and compensation for confiscated property.
“Memorial’s” archival holdings comprise ten thousands of inventories and files, the contents of which are continuously being published on a special website. Not only once this website became the laureate of an all-Russian competition. In the first decade of March “Memorial” does not only celebrate the 20th anniversary of the organization, but, at the same time, the 10th anniversary of the existence of its presence on the internet.
Town News, 13 March 2008