"Memorial" Society, Krasnoyarsk

Temporary special website for the informative
support of the portal “Human Rights in Russia” (HRO.org)

News 2007

06.11.08 On the 2 November 2008 a memorial stone in the honour of the victims of political repressions was inaugurated in Boguchany.
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05.11.08

30 October 2008 . Photo report by Ilja Najmuschin (Reuter)

30.10.08 Yesterday a round table conference took place in the premisses of the Museum Complex of Culture and History (Strelka). The subject discussed: “Lessons taught by history – The events in Prague in 1968”.
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29.09.08 25.09 the movie theater presented Andrzej Wajda’s film „Katyn“.
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21.08.08 Today one of the founders of he Krasnoyarsk “Memorial” Organization, who headed the organization for more than 15 years, a remarkable man and true “memorialist” – Vladimir Georgievich Sirotinin – is celebrating his 70th birthday.

CONGRATULATIONS!

18.07.08

Novokargino. Meeting with victims of repressions. Photo-Report

17.07.08 The fifth expedition of history and human rights organized by the Yeniseysk College of Pedagogics and the Krasnoyarsk “Memorial” has come to an end in the village of Novokargino.
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19.06.08

Day in commemoration of the victims of political repressions in Novobirilyussy

18.06.08

Kromka. A day of commemoration

30.05.08 The regional presentation ceremony of the winners of the 9th All-Russian History Competition for students of higher grades „Man in History . Russia – 20th century” was held on the 23 May in the Districts of Shushenskoe and Yermakovskoe
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14.05.08 The regional presentation ceremony of the winners of the 9th All_Russian History Competition for students of the higher grades “Man in History . Russia – 20th century” was held today.
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11.03.08 On the 9 March the Krasnoyarsk „Memorial“ Organization held its ordinary election. The report and accounts were presented. It was decided to:

Re-elect Aleksey Andreevich Babiy chairman of the Krasnoyarsk “Memorial” Organization.
Re-elect Valeriy Ivanovich Khvostenko and Vladimir Georgievich Sirotinin deputy chairmen.
Appoint Tatyana Zakharovna Birger as auditor.

It was furthermore resolved to accept the following persons as new members of the Krasnoyarsk “Memorial” Organization

Liudmila Viktorovna Uskova (Bolshoy Uluy)
Vladimir Vasilevich Uskov (Bolshoy Uluy)
Yelena Kozlova (Pirovskoe)

and to terminate the membership of the following persons:

D.V. Polushina
T.L. Moiseeva
G.A.Prikhodova

And the most important thing: we celebrated the 20th anniversary of our Krasnoyarsk “Memorial” Organization.

On the 9 March 2008 the Krasnoyarsk “Memorial” Organization will celebrate its 20th anniversary and it will be 10 years since we have first opened our website.

Under the headline of “History” you can read about how everything began. What has been achieved so far?

1. The perpetuation of commemoration of the victims of political repressions

We were able to clarify the fates of more than 70000 victims of political repressions linked to the Krasnoyarsk Territory (see Мартиролог).
Edition of volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of the Book of Memoryin commemoration of the victims of political repressions in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in close cooperation with the regional administration, the Archival Agency, the FSB district administration, the GUVD and the Public Prosecutors.
Putting up of a memorial stone in commemoration of the victims of political repressions in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, fixing of a memorial tablet in Yartsevo, Yeniseysk District, in cooperation with the JPK, as well as the erection of a wooden cenotaph in the settlement of Polevoe, Birilyussy District.
Participation in a project called “Recurrence of names”.

2. Awareness training

Annual organization of exhibitions dedicated to the history of political repressions, in close cooperation with the Krasnoyarsk Museum Complexof Culture and History.
Lectures regularly held in schools and colleges. One of the most successful lectures is about “The relation between different ethnic groups in today’s Russia, tolerance and state of civil society in light of the Caucasian War”.
We act as coordinators of the “Allrussian competition “Man in history.Russia. 20th century” in Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia.

3. Research work

Almost every year we organize an expedition; we work in archives.
All data of our own archive materials, which meanwhile comprise several ten-thousand documents, are continuously being entered and later published on our website. At present our website disposes of more than 7000 text documents and over 5000 photographies.

4. Support of victims of repressions

With our aid dozens of victims of repressions receive their rehabilitation certificate and compensation payments for confiscated property every year.
We help people to get information about the fate of victims of repressions counting among their relatives. With our aid, for example, the Russian family Shavkunov and the Japanese Tobari family were able to finally reunite.

5. Actions

Our work mainly comprises tasks which have to be done at the office desk, however, particular circumstances from time to time force us to participate in mass events or organize other actions.
Our most popular action was our resistence against the raising of Stalin’s monument in Krasnoyarsk.

20 years later we see that the all the work which has to be done yet, will take another few decades. Let us hope that we will be able to cope with all these tasks.

06.02.08. On the 9 March 2008 the Krasnoyarsk „Memorial“ will celebrate ist 20th anniversary. History of the organization:

2nd March, 7th September 1989. Meeting with geologists

05.02.08. On the 9 March 2008 the Krasnoyarsk „Memorial“ will celebrate ist 20th anniversary. History of the organization: