Putin ordered the creation of a “Museum of Memory” of victims of repression in Kolyma – Kommersant

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government, the authorities of the Magadan region and the “Museum of the History of the Gulag” to create a “Museum of Memory” of victims of repression in Kolyma. He gave this instruction following a meeting on the development of cities in the Far East, which took place on September 5, 2023.

“The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the executive authorities of the Magadan Region and the Moscow State Budgetary Institution of Culture “State Museum of the History of the Gulag”, will ensure the implementation of the historical and cultural project “Museum of Memory” until 2030, providing for the allocation of budgetary allocations from the federal budget for these purposes,” it says. instructions from the head of state.

The creation of a new museum is planned to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the formation of the Magadan region. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Magadan Governor Sergei Nosov and Director of the Gulag History Museum Roman Romanov are indicated as responsible for the implementation of the order. They will need to submit a report to Vladimir Putin on the progress of implementing the order by June 1, 2024.

Plans to open a museum in memory of the victims of repression in the Magadan region have been discussed in the region since 2017. In 2020, the initiative was officially supported by the regional authorities, who have now decided to seek additional support at the federal level.

Alexander Kislov