Just over a year ago, #Memorial, an organization documenting Soviet repression, was shut down by the Kremlin. They had been holding ceremonies at the #SolovetskyStone for years. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59853010

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The WaPo article reminds me of my first trip to #Russia in 2008. One of my private tour stops was to the #SolovetskyStone, commemorating those lost in the #Gulag. Ironically, it's located just outside the former #KGB 's notorious #Lubyanka Prison.

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