Hundreds of people are now imprisoned or detained pending trial in Russia as a result of politically motivated cases. You can support them by writing a letter.

Unfortunately, the Russian prison system only processes letters to inmates that are written entirely in the Russian language (more on that below). If you cannot write in Russian, you will have to have your message translated for it to reach the prisoner. Contact us if you need help.

In many Russian cities, local authorities have intensified their efforts to destroy name plaques marking the addresses of people caught up in the Stalinist Great Terror. Thousands of such plaques exist, set up by a widespread civil society movement called “Last Address”. Despite the campaign to destroy these sites of memory, activists are spontaneously working to restore the plaques. Memorial believes it is important to highlight these “small” acts of civic resistance.