The program of the International Memorial for May

The international historical-educational, human rights and charitable society "Memorial" announced a program of events for May 2014.

Conference hall of the International Memorial (Karetny Ryad, 5/10)

May 13 at 19:00 - Presentation of the project "Paralls, events, people"

Author and presenter: Natella Boltyanskaya
Directors: Cyril and Ksenia Sakharnova

May 14 at 19:00 - show of the film "Forbidden Voices" Barbara Miller (Switzerland)
(within the framework of the project "Documentary Environment")

The heroines of the film are the bloggers of Joani Sanchez (Cuba), Farnaz Seaphi (Iran) and Zeng Dzhignyan (China), who are persecuted for criticizing the regimes established in their countries.

After the show, the special correspondent of Novaya Gazeta, blogger Irek Murtazin will take part in the discussion; editor -in -chief of the Russian Journal, publicist Alexander Morozov; The poet, journalist "Radio Liberty" Elena Fanailova.

May 16 and 17 at 12:00 - excursion “Topography of Terror. Lubyanka and the surroundings "

The guide: Pavel Gnilorybov.
Place of collection: Solovetsky stone (Lubyanskaya Square).

May 17 at 13:00 - charity breakfast of memory of Valery Abramkin
(to help mothers and children in the houses of the child with female colonies)
In the program:
- Presentation of the collection of memory of Valery Abramkin;
- exhibition "Photos and archives of V. Abramkin";
- show of the film by V. Abramkin "Mama Zone".

May 20 at 18:00 - Round table "How does Spain are atoning the guilt before the victims of repression?"

Emilio Silva Barrera (Madrid) will tell about the work of his organization - the Association for the restoration of historical memory, which is devoted to the search for missing Republicans during the Civil War in Spain, as well as wider - victims of the Franco regime.

The round table will also take part:
- Elena Vicenses - historian, journalist, specialist in the history of Spain of the twentieth century;
- Pilar Bonet - Moscow correspondent of the El Pais newspaper;
- Irina Shcherbakova - head of educational and educational programs of the international memorial;
Moderator: Arseny Roginsky, Chairman of the Board of the International Memorial.

May 22 at 18:30 - Presentation of Pavel Nerler's book “Con Amore: Studies about Mandelstam”

The Chairman of the Mandelstam Society Pavel Nerler will present his book, on which he worked for more than 35 years. Present the book by Naum Kleiman.

May 24 at 13:00 - charity performance
(to help the Center for Adaptation and Education of Refugee Children)