Vera Vasilieva: A letter from Yury Dmitriev
14 November 2022 by Vera Vasilieva Source: Facebook I received a letter from Yury Alekseevich Dmitriev dated 24 October which struck me deeply by the contrast between its contents and…
Reuben Woolley reviews ‘Rethinking the Gulag: Identities, Sources, Legacies,’ edited by Alan Barenberg and Emily D. Johnson
1 July 2022 by Reuben Woolley Reuben Woolley reviews Rethinking the Gulag: Identities, Sources, Legacies, edited by Alan Barenberg and Emily D. Johnson, Indiana University Press, 2022, pp320. ISBN 9780253059611. The Gulag…
Grigory Vaypan: A small but important victory
7 February 2022 Grigory Vaypan is a human rights lawyer On the ruling by a court in Stavropol region in favour of one of the ‘Children of the Gulag.’ Source:…
CSO of the Week: the Gulag History Museum, in Moscow
Week-ending 25 June 2021 On 22 June 2021 Moscow's Gulag History Museum was awarded the Council of Europe's Museum Prize at a ceremony in Strasbourg’s Palais Rohan. Source: PACE, 23…
Person of the Week: Yury Dmitriev
Week-ending 19 February 2021 On 16 February St. Petersburg's Third Court of Cassation upheld on appeal the 13-year prison sentence handed down to Yury Dmitriev, Gulag historian and long-time head…
“Don’t spend a single kopeck on the children of enemies of the people,” How victims of the Gulag are fighting for benefits, reparations and the right to go home
13 January 2021 by Valeriya Ratnikova Source: Dozhd More than 100 civil society figures have appealed to the president with a request to provide housing to children of victims of…
More than 100 public figures sign open letter seeking to solve the problems faced by victims of Soviet repression
Photo of Mikhail Fedotov 13 January 2021 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы] More than 100 public and cultural figures have signed an open letter to Russian leaders, seeking…
Quote for the Week. “They still can’t come back”- Open Letter on the Children of the Gulag.
Week-ending 15 January 2021 Photo: Perm 36. Wikipedia "The Russian State still has a chance to repay the debt owing to the 'children of the Gulag,' enabling them at last…
CSO of the Week: GULAG History Museum
Week-ending 11 December 2020 Building of the White Sea-Baltic Canal. Source: GULAG History Museum The GULAG History Museum this week has requested permission from the authorities in Magadan to turn what…