Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko commemorates victims of political reprisals
Press release, 31.10.2018
On 28 October, activists of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko participated in the Returning the Names memorial action to pay tribute to the victims of Joseph Stalin’s reprisals. According to the participants of the action, it is impossible to bury the most tragic chapters of the Soviet history. Yabloko activists and representatives of other political movements commemorated the residents of Nizhny Novgorod who were repressed during the Soviet times.
Yabloko took part in the Returning the Names action across Russia. Grigory Yavlinsky, Chair of Yabloko Federal Political Committee, said that Russia’s current political system could easily turn towards the developments of the 1930s. “The current political system – taking its logic, methods and approaches into account – is the direct heir of the regime of terror and is a step away from becoming a political mechanism of terror itself.”
According to Yabloko Chair Emilia Slabunova, “if society preserves memories of the developments of the 1920-1930s, a similar scenario will be prevented”.
Posted: November 1st, 2018 under Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.