Memorial typically conducts a marathon reading of the names, ages, professions and dates of death of those killed under Stalin, but it had to find other ways to honor the victims after the authorities banned it.
The cosmonaut from Russia holds the record for the longest consecutive stay in space. Valery Polyakov, a cosmonaut from Soviet-era Russia who set the record for most consecutive days spent in space, has died at the age of 80.
On June 23, 2022, an organization funded by the US Congress, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe - also known as the Helsinki Commission - held a virtual conference calling for the "decolonizing of Russia." This begs the question.