Since the start of the full-scale war, unknown perpetrators have been tearing down memorial plaques dedicated to the victims of Stalin's repressions - the number of destroyed markers has already reached the hundreds. For more than a decade...See moreSince the start of the full-scale war, unknown perpetrators have been tearing down memorial plaques dedicated to the victims of Stalin's repressions - the number of destroyed markers has already reached the hundreds. For more than a decade, the "Last Address" project has worked to preserve the memory of those murdered during the Great Terror, installing plaques on the buildings from which people were taken away to be executed. Today, the initiative is struggling: many of its activists have left the country. Residents are afraid to speak about the past of their buildings and increasingly refuse to approve new plaques. One by one, the memorials disappear. No vandals are ever found - even in places covered by surveillance cameras. Despite this, new groups of citizens have emerged. Without being part of "Last Address," they print and hang cardboard plaques to replace the stolen metal ones. Armed with paper, glue, and markers, they wage their own small battle for historical memory. By hanging cardboard signs, arguing with building managers, talking to neighbors and security guards, they begin their own investigation: who is systematically erasing these memorials in the very center of Moscow - and why?
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