Press Release, 26.10.2026

Photo: Poster for the event / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

On Wednesday, 28 October, Yabloko’s central office in Moscow will host a public talk entitled “The Great Terror in the USSR: 90 Years On”, dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression. The speakers will be historian and public figure Nikita Petrov, human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jan Rachinsky, and Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov.

During the discussion, the speakers will try to answer the following questions:

• Where do the roots of terror in our country lie?
• What led the USSR to Stalin’s terror?
• What helped people get through these ordeals?
• What are the consequences of the repressions for the country and society?
• What is happening today to the memory of the repressions and their victims?

Everyone is welcome to attend the public talk “The Great Terror in the USSR: 90 Years On”. Advance registration is required, and please bring an identity document with you.

Journalists can apply for accreditation by email at press@mosyabloko.ru.

The event will take place at Yabloko’s central office (Pyatnitskaya 31, Building 2, Moscow) on 28 October at 7 pm.

It should also be noted that on 30 October, the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression, Yabloko will hold its annual marathon “People, Do Not Kill Each Other!”, in which participants read out loud the names of people who were repressed in the Soviet era. The event will run online for 11 hours, starting at 11 am Moscow time, and will bring together dozens of regions. Everyone will be able to follow the marathon live on Yabloko’s YouTube channel. In Moscow and other regions, people will also be able to join the marathon in person and read out loud the names of those who died during Stalin’s terror.