""The new museum will feature an exhibition covering all stages of Nazi war crimes during the Great Patriotic War," Moscow's city government said in a statement, using the official Russian name for World War II. It will also document "biological weapons testing on Soviet citizens by the Japanese," as well as showcase the Red Army's victories, it added."
"The Gulag History Museum was founded in 2001, but authorities closed it in November 2024, citing "fire safety violations." Until its closure, the museum commemorated the millions of people who were imprisoned in the Gulag which was a vast network of forced labor camps across the country between 1918 and 1956. Millions of alleged traitors and enemies of the state were sent there, many to their deaths during Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's rule."
Moscow will convert the Gulag History Museum into a new exhibition documenting Nazi crimes during the Great Patriotic War, including biological weapons testing by the Japanese and Red Army victories. The Gulag History Museum, founded in 2001, was closed in November 2024 with officials citing fire safety violations. The original museum commemorated millions imprisoned in the Gulag, a vast forced-labor network from 1918 to 1956, and housed thousands of artifacts, letters, and personal items from victims. The closure removed one of the last institutions documenting Soviet-era political repression, prompting criticism that the move downplays Soviet human rights abuses while promoting wartime heroism.
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