Current Russia : Project news
Current events in contemporary Russia: news as of early March 2025
March 04, 2025
The beginning of 2025 in Russia was marked by many tragic anniversaries and sad events.
From February 2025 you will find a regular overview of events in contemporary Russia on Gulag.cz
February 11, 2025
Gulag.cz has long cooperated with Memorial. Together we implement a number of projects and support Memorial members currently...
Monitoring of current events in Russia: activities of the democratic part of Russian society - beginning of 2025
January 17, 2025
This news summary has been written on the basis of information from Memorial, OVD Info and other independent organisations. I...
The exhibition Putin's Cage dedicated to the stories of Russian political prisoners was opened in Brno
January 16, 2025
After two stops in Prague our exhibition moved to the Moravian city of Brno. It will be on display at Moravian Square by the ...
Literary evening dedicated to the fate of women deprived of their freedom from the Gulag to present day
January 14, 2025
The accompanying programme to the exhibition Threads of Memori...
The situation of Russian political prisoners was the main topic of the Ostrava launch of the book (Not) the Last Words
January 13, 2025
The launch of the book of speeches by Russian political prisoners during unjust trials, authored by the Krutý krtek associati...
Support Russian political prisoners and wish them a peaceful 2025!
December 26, 2024
People unjustly imprisoned in Russia need our support all year round. Every day spent away from their families behind bars is...
Monitoring of current events in Russia: activities of the democratic part of Russian society - end of 2024
December 22, 2024
This news summary has been written on the basis of information from Memorial, OVD Info and other independent organisations. I...
Putin's cage was on display at Republic Square
November 12, 2024
In November, we celebrate the Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Czech Republic. And it was during these days t...
Writing letters in support of the unjustly imprisoned ended the exhibition Putin's Cage
October 11, 2024
On the last day of the exhibition on 28 October 2024 in the Valdštejnská zahrada in Prague we supported the people unjustly i...
Oleg Orlov opened our new exhibition on Russian political prisoners in Prague on 30 September
September 17, 2024
The outdoor installation in the Valdštejsnká zahrada in Prague presents ten selected cases of political prisoners who were se...
Monitoring of current events in Russia: activities of the democratic part of Russian society - June 2024
July 09, 2024
This news summary has been written on the basis of information from Memorial, OVD Info and other independent organisations. I...
We supported political prisoners in Russia during a joint event with the Czech branch of Amnesty International
April 29, 2024
The debate and letter writing took place at the Scout Institute on Staroměstské náměstí on 16 of May.
The war in Ukraine is a tragedy for the present, the future and the past
March 07, 2022
Putin's war in Ukraine is a huge tragedy for the present, the future and the past. Let us help everyone where we can, refugee...
Let's stop the liquidation of the Memorial Association!
November 12, 2021
We join the call to support the Russian Memorial Association, which is in danger of liquidation. You can also sign the petiti...
We support imprisoned historian Y. Dmitriev
October 01, 2020
A joint statement by Post Bellum (a project of the Memory of Nation), Gulag.cz, Czech branch of Memorial and Političtí vězni....
Stop liquidation of an authentic museum Perm-36. An open letter from Czech institutions to the governor of Perm region Viktor Basargin
August 10, 2014
We sent an open letter to the governor of Perm region Viktor Basargin. The letter was joined by other Czech institutions - th...