Altai branch of Yabloko commemorated victims of Stalinism
Press release, 23.08.2017
On 23d August, the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, Yabloko’s candidates for deputies of the Barnaul City Duma, the Altai Territory, laid flowers at the memorial to the victims of political reprisals and held a moment of silence.
According to independent experts, over 150,000 residents of the Altai Territory were repressed, over 40,000 people were convicted and about 15,000 people were executed during the times of the Great Terror.
Posted: August 25th, 2017 under Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.