Moscow was prohibited to conduct a "return of names" because of Covid

The Moscow authorities did not coordinate the action of the memory of the victims of political repressions "Return of the Names" because of the coronovirus, the organizers told North.

"An appeal on the conduct of a cultural and educational memorial event" Return of the names "on Lubyanskaya Square with the number of participants up to 900 people was considered. Given the emerging epidemiological situation, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, there is a ban on public events in the city of Moscow," the city hall said in response to an application for coordination of the action.

The organizers reported the north. Reali that the action would still be held, but it will be held online. It is also planned to spend full -time in different cities of the world.

The “Return of Names” action takes place annually on October 29, the names of the repressed in the USSR are read on it. You can join the action on the official website.

In September, the Prosecutor General’s Office abolished more than 4 thousand conclusions on the rehabilitation of repressed in the Soviet years. In total, 14 thousand conclusions were checked. The prosecutor’s office claims that they canceled the conclusions from those repressed who were either among the SS military personnel, or employees of the occupation administrations, cartels and policemen.

• The day of memory of victims of political repression is celebrated in Russia on October 30 by decision of the Supreme Council of 1991. The “Expand of the Names” action takes place on the eve of this day, so that, according to its organizers, to give the Day of the memory established by the state, the “human dimension”.