Russian Authorities Shut Down Gulag Museum - But What´s The Real Reason?
(ArtsJournal Dance)

The volunteer-run museum in the city of Yoshar-Ola (roughly 100 miles from Kazan) was located in the erstwhile local headquarters - including the torture chamber - of the OGPU, an early Soviet predecessor of the KGB. The founder claims that a new regional governor wants to appease the Kremlin; a group of Russian museum professionals […]