INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Museum of Moscow has gotten rid of an exhibition area about Soviet-era repressions, arts journalist Ksenia Basilashvili stated
Tuesday.Basilashvili shared two pictures of the museums permanent exhibit on the history of the Russian capital, spanning from Iron Age
settlements to World War II.One picture, which Basilashvili stated was taken throughout the exhibits installation, displayed the title
Repressions along with labels describing items belonging to Muscovites from the 1930s
The 2nd photograph, taken throughout a later go to, showed the title and identifies removed, leaving a blank wall.There are no words, just a
There are no files whatsoever, Basilashvili wrote on Telegram
She said the exhibit was first revised and after that removed entirely following demands from somebody from outside, but she did not offer
further details.The Museum of Moscow, which has not released any public declarations about the reported change, did not right away react to
a request for comment.Basilashvili kept in mind that curators had commissioned the Gulag History Museum to draft the texts and labels for
The Gulag History Museum was momentarily closed in November, with sources informing The Moscow Times that senior Kremlin officials and
security services were behind the decision.Moscow Mayors Office announced Monday that Anna Trapkova, director of the Museum of Moscow, would
likewise head the Gulag History Museum.
