Wall of Grief

Wall of Grief
Стена скорби
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55°46′12.3″N 37°38′32.2″E / 55.770083°N 37.642278°E / 55.770083; 37.642278
LocationGarden Ring Road, Moscow, Russia
DesignerGeorgy Frangulyan
MaterialBronze
Opening dateOctober 30, 2017
Dedicated toVictims of political repressions
Websitememoryfund.ru/проекты

The Wall of Grief (Russian: Стена́ ско́рби, romanizedStena skorbi;[1] sometimes translated as Wall of Sorrow)[2][3] is a monument in Moscow to the victims of political persecution by Joseph Stalin during the country's Soviet era. The national memorial was unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on October 30, 2017, the annual Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions.[4]

  1. ^ "Путин открыл в Москве мемориал "Стена скорби"" [Putin Opened the Memorial "Wall of Grief" in Moscow] (in Russian). РБК. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (30 October 2017). "Critics Scoff as Kremlin Erects Monument to the Repressed". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Alexei Navalny's wife has a message for Putin following news of husband's death". Fox News. February 2024. Wall of Sorrow memorial to victims of political repression in Moscow
  4. ^ "Amid Controversy, Putin Unveils Monument To Victims Of Political Repression". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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