After two stops in Prague our exhibition moved to the Moravian city of Brno. It will be on display at Moravian Square by the Josht statue from 29 January to 27 February. The opening also included a debate with Miroslav Karas as well as a workshop of writing letters to the political prisoners in Russian prisons.
Political persecution has deep historical roots in Russia. Repression once again serves the current regime as a tool of silencing generating hundreds of political prisoners. Among them are men and women of various ages, pensioners and minors, residents of large cities and rural areas, representatives of various professions from activists and journalists to businessmen, priests and housewives. Their non-violent resistance to the war against Ukraine and the current Russian government is often redeemed by harsh sentences.
The situation of political prisoners in Russia is presented at the exhibition by the organizations Gulag.cz and Memorial ČR through 10 selected stories illustrated by the Russian artist Lilya Matveyeva who currently lives in exile in Berlin. However, this is only a fraction of the total number of other unjustly imprisoned people, about whose fates not much is known in Europe. At the same time each of them deserves the attention and support of the free world. Let's not forget them!
The opening in Brno was prepared by Gulag.cz in cooperation with the Department of Russian Language and Literature at Masaryk University.
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