Yabloko hosted a launch of the book “Solovki. The Labyrinth of Transformations” by Yuri Brodsky
Press Release, 31.10.2022
On 30 October, on the eve of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, a launch of the new edition of the book “Solovki. The Labyrinth of Transformations” by the famous Russian photographer and historian Yuri Brodsky took place at the office of the Yabloko party in Moscow. The book launch was conducted by Nadezhda Azhgikhina, a journalist and Director of the PEN-Moscow NGO joining together writers, journalists and bloggers.
Yuri Brodsky’s book explores the phenomenon of the Solovetsky Islands (Solovki), the archipelago where political prisoners were exiled to forced labour camps and a prison during Stalin’s period in 1920-1930s, the archipelago of Russian pride and tragedy. The tiny archipelago, where magnificent landscapes are inseparable from hundreds of nameless graves of political prisoners, takes much place in the Russian history and hearts of Russian citizens.
“The Solovetsky Islands are in and of themselves. They are neither good nor evil. They are like us. They reinforce what is inherent in a person. Good people become even kinder there, malicious people become even more malicious, and strong people become even stronger,” Yuri Brodsky says about this place of national memory.
Posted: October 31st, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, History, Human Rights.