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The Museum of the History of the Gulag will receive a new name—the Museum of Memory—and its focus will shift to reflecting on events that are proposed to be considered as the "genocide of the Soviet people."

By boriskov · Published on February 20, 2026

The Museum of the History of the Gulag in Moscow will receive a new name—the Museum of Memory. The institution will be headed by Natalia Kalashnikova, who previously led the "Smolensk Fortress" museum. This information was disclosed by art historian Ksenia Korobeinikova.

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