Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions

Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions
Date October 30
Next time 30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)
Frequency annual
Monument commemorating the victims of political repression in the USSR: a stone from Solovki concentration camp installed in front of the KGB headquarters at Lubyanka Square in Moscow

Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (Russian: День памяти жертв политических репрессий), is an annual day of remembrance for victims of political repression in the Soviet Union.

It is commemorated on 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 the third Sunday of May.

The remembrance is held on the date of the former Day of the Political Prisoner in the USSR, an initiative by imprisoned Soviet dissidents for the recognition of inmates' status as political prisoners.[1]

Members of the Memorial society take active part in meetings.

Traditional meeting places

References

  1. "Rights Activists Read Aloud Soviet-Era Victims' Names". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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