April 13, 2026
Report: Nearly all staff at Moscow’s Gulag History Museum resign after authorities order conversion into memorial to the ‘genocide of the Soviet people’
Most employees at the Gulag History Museum — which authorities have decided to convert into a museum dedicated to victims of the “genocide of the Soviet people” — have resigned or are in the process of leaving, with the exception of administrative and facilities staff, the outlet Verstka reported on April 13, citing a source.
TL;DR
- Nearly all staff at the Gulag History Museum have resigned or are leaving.
- The museum is being converted into a memorial for the "genocide of the Soviet people."
- All previous exhibition objects have been removed from the building.
- The new opening date is targeted for June 22, the anniversary of the start of the Great Patriotic War.
- A deputy head of Moscow's Culture Department stated the museum will draw parallels between past Soviet "genocide" and the war in Ukraine.
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