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Defending human rights now & preserving the memory of 20th-century Soviet repressions since 1989.
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We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
The authorities may try to erase the topic of repression from public life, but interest in it keeps rising. Why?
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The authorities may try to erase the topic of repression from public life, but interest in it keeps rising. Why?
We’ve Returned the Names in 2025. Together
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We’ve Returned the Names in 2025. Together
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
“May God remember the names of those who innocently perished and those who died for freedom — and may their memory be eternal.”
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“May God remember the names of those who innocently perished and those who died for freedom — and may their memory be eternal.”
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
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October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A woman recites a prayer, saying “Eternal memory,” at Pevchesky Lane in Moscow, while provocateurs try to disrupt the reading.
#ReturningTheNames
#ReturningTheNames
October 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A woman recites a prayer, saying “Eternal memory,” at Pevchesky Lane in Moscow, while provocateurs try to disrupt the reading.
#ReturningTheNames
#ReturningTheNames
The broadcast of Returning the Names is live — watch it now on YouTube ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The broadcast of Returning the Names is live — watch it now on YouTube ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
October 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
We are back with a digest from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) — one of Ukraine’s oldest and most respected human rights organizations.
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are back with a digest from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) — one of Ukraine’s oldest and most respected human rights organizations.
To bring back not just the name — but the good name.
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
To bring back not just the name — but the good name.
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
Released from Gulag. Why? To die.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
October 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Released from Gulag. Why? To die.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
Turn your business into a place where memory lives
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.
October 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Turn your business into a place where memory lives
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.
One month to go until we return the names
On October 29, people around the world will gather to read aloud the names of those silenced by Soviet terror — repressed, executed, exiled. One by one.
On October 29, people around the world will gather to read aloud the names of those silenced by Soviet terror — repressed, executed, exiled. One by one.
September 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
One month to go until we return the names
On October 29, people around the world will gather to read aloud the names of those silenced by Soviet terror — repressed, executed, exiled. One by one.
On October 29, people around the world will gather to read aloud the names of those silenced by Soviet terror — repressed, executed, exiled. One by one.
In the USSR, archives were sealed. Historian Nikita Petrov went hunting elsewhere — in old newspapers.
There he found the faces and names of Soviet officials… until they suddenly vanished, erased as “enemies of the people.” The regime didn’t rewrite the past — it just stopped printing it.
There he found the faces and names of Soviet officials… until they suddenly vanished, erased as “enemies of the people.” The regime didn’t rewrite the past — it just stopped printing it.
September 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In the USSR, archives were sealed. Historian Nikita Petrov went hunting elsewhere — in old newspapers.
There he found the faces and names of Soviet officials… until they suddenly vanished, erased as “enemies of the people.” The regime didn’t rewrite the past — it just stopped printing it.
There he found the faces and names of Soviet officials… until they suddenly vanished, erased as “enemies of the people.” The regime didn’t rewrite the past — it just stopped printing it.
A postcard that carried hope across the Iron Curtain
In July 1979, Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus signed a small pink German postal card in exile in Magadan, far in the Soviet Far East. Next to his signature, he squeezed in a few extra words:
In July 1979, Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus signed a small pink German postal card in exile in Magadan, far in the Soviet Far East. Next to his signature, he squeezed in a few extra words:
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A postcard that carried hope across the Iron Curtain
In July 1979, Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus signed a small pink German postal card in exile in Magadan, far in the Soviet Far East. Next to his signature, he squeezed in a few extra words:
In July 1979, Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus signed a small pink German postal card in exile in Magadan, far in the Soviet Far East. Next to his signature, he squeezed in a few extra words:
Our colleagues Alain Blum and Emilia Kustova from @memorial-france.bsky.social Memorial France have received the Grand Prix of the Rendez-vous de l'Histoire 2025 — France’s most prestigious history research prize!
👀 Découvrez les lauréats du Grand Prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire 2025 !
📌 Ce Prix sera remis le samedi 11 octobre 2025 à 18h30, dans l’hémicycle de la Halle aux Grains
@ehess.fr
#rvh #rvh2025 #festivals #blois #prixlittéraire
📌 Ce Prix sera remis le samedi 11 octobre 2025 à 18h30, dans l’hémicycle de la Halle aux Grains
@ehess.fr
#rvh #rvh2025 #festivals #blois #prixlittéraire
September 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our colleagues Alain Blum and Emilia Kustova from @memorial-france.bsky.social Memorial France have received the Grand Prix of the Rendez-vous de l'Histoire 2025 — France’s most prestigious history research prize!
Memory needs your support.
September 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Memory needs your support.
Their names erased. We bring them back.
Every year on October 29, people across the world gather to speak aloud the names of those executed and silenced by Soviet terror. Each name is a stolen life. Each name spoken is an act of defiance against forgetting.
Every year on October 29, people across the world gather to speak aloud the names of those executed and silenced by Soviet terror. Each name is a stolen life. Each name spoken is an act of defiance against forgetting.
August 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Their names erased. We bring them back.
Every year on October 29, people across the world gather to speak aloud the names of those executed and silenced by Soviet terror. Each name is a stolen life. Each name spoken is an act of defiance against forgetting.
Every year on October 29, people across the world gather to speak aloud the names of those executed and silenced by Soviet terror. Each name is a stolen life. Each name spoken is an act of defiance against forgetting.
Alaska 2025: No Dangerous Deals — Global Civil Society Speaks Out
August 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Alaska 2025: No Dangerous Deals — Global Civil Society Speaks Out
Never Safe: Russia’s Ethnic Minorities from Empire to Today.
On Aug 9, the world marked Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Russia — home to 40+ indigenous peoples & 120 ethnic minorities — boasts of “multicultural harmony”… even writing it into its Constitution.
On Aug 9, the world marked Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Russia — home to 40+ indigenous peoples & 120 ethnic minorities — boasts of “multicultural harmony”… even writing it into its Constitution.
August 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Never Safe: Russia’s Ethnic Minorities from Empire to Today.
On Aug 9, the world marked Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Russia — home to 40+ indigenous peoples & 120 ethnic minorities — boasts of “multicultural harmony”… even writing it into its Constitution.
On Aug 9, the world marked Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Russia — home to 40+ indigenous peoples & 120 ethnic minorities — boasts of “multicultural harmony”… even writing it into its Constitution.
July 11 is the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
July 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
July 11 is the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
On July 10, 1938, 44 people were executed in Bashkortostan — then, the Bashkir ASSR. Among them were representatives of the Bashkir intelligentsia, accused of “bourgeois nationalism” and “counterrevolutionary activities.”
#bashkortostan #repressions #theater
#bashkortostan #repressions #theater
July 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On July 10, 1938, 44 people were executed in Bashkortostan — then, the Bashkir ASSR. Among them were representatives of the Bashkir intelligentsia, accused of “bourgeois nationalism” and “counterrevolutionary activities.”
#bashkortostan #repressions #theater
#bashkortostan #repressions #theater
“If you misbehave, we’ll send you to the Politburo!”
In an elite Stalin-era psychiatric hospital, this did not refer to the highest governing body of the Communist Party. “The Politburo” was the intensive care unit for violent patients.
In an elite Stalin-era psychiatric hospital, this did not refer to the highest governing body of the Communist Party. “The Politburo” was the intensive care unit for violent patients.
July 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“If you misbehave, we’ll send you to the Politburo!”
In an elite Stalin-era psychiatric hospital, this did not refer to the highest governing body of the Communist Party. “The Politburo” was the intensive care unit for violent patients.
In an elite Stalin-era psychiatric hospital, this did not refer to the highest governing body of the Communist Party. “The Politburo” was the intensive care unit for violent patients.
Today, on the morning of July 8, security forces in Syktyvkar conducted searches of the houses of the employees of the Revolt Center and the independent exhibition space itself. The space bears the name of one of the founders of the Komi Memorial and the broader Memorial movement, Revolt Pimenov.
July 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Today, on the morning of July 8, security forces in Syktyvkar conducted searches of the houses of the employees of the Revolt Center and the independent exhibition space itself. The space bears the name of one of the founders of the Komi Memorial and the broader Memorial movement, Revolt Pimenov.
Torture of civilians by Russians in temporarily occupied territory is a crime against humanity
July 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Torture of civilians by Russians in temporarily occupied territory is a crime against humanity
“I am in a worse position than a spy behind enemy lines.” Soviet trans history.
July 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“I am in a worse position than a spy behind enemy lines.” Soviet trans history.