Political Repression Victims Memory Day

[IreneLviv]

Today, Ukraine commemorates the victims of Communist political persecution
The notorous Łącki St Prsion is open for visitors

On the pics:
Prsion yard
Service for the dead
On the right - Ruslan Zabily, Museum Director and Victim of Yanuk's repressions

Monument to Victims of Communist Repression

[IreneLviv]

The cells are also open today.
Societ Propaganda Room
Investigator's Room
Photogapher's Room

[IreneLviv]

More cells and exhibits
First pic - SINGLE CELL

[IreneLviv]

More exbitis and Crimiinal Cases
In the middle -Memory Stele with the names of Prison Victims

[g bilous]

Irene
Is this the same prison someone stuck his head out of the window and told us to go away, or words to that effect?
I just read that 7000 people were murdered in 1941 on the orders of Beria. Is that figure correct. Whatever the number it is difficult to comprehend.

[IreneLviv]

Yes exactly - this same prison where we were told to bugger off
I posted these pics specially for you!
Do not know the total figures, but 4,000 were killed here during one day only - in June 1941 when Bolsheviks were preparing to retreat.

[Victor_Lviv]

About numbers - they are on official Memorial site:

"...23-28 June 1941 in Lviv were executed about 4000 people, including prison #1 (on Lontskoho st) - 1681 persons, ie 41% of all executed prisoners of the city..."

http://upa.in.ua/book/?page_id=37