‘This is an attempt to erase my memory’: In their own words, the descendents of Soviet terror victims recount how Memorial helped uncover their relatives’ fates

Russia's oldest human rights organization, Memorial International, is under threat. Last week, prosecutors filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court seeking to shut down Memorial over "systematic violations" of Russia's legislation on "foreign agents." One of Memorial's greatest projects is a database of victims of the USSR's political terror, a resource that has connected countless people with information about their relatives lost to the purges. In their own words, the descents of Soviet terror victims recount how Memorial helped them uncover their family histories, and share their thoughts on the authorities going after the rights group. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/11/17/this-is-an-attempt-to-erase-my-memory