In Volgograd, about 80 persons came to commemorate victims of political repressions

Today in Volgograd, about 80 people have commemorated the victims of political repressions. The rally was held at the monument to victims of political repressions "Stretching into the Sky". It was organized by local authorities, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Lyudmila Ilyinkova came to the rally with a photo of her father – Arkady Tugolukov. "My father was 29 years old; he was executed by shooting in 1938, on the Children's Day. They called my father a British spy," said Lyudmila Ilyinkova.

Nadezhda Balbekina told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that she specially came to the rally from the Serafimovich District.

"My roots are in the Klyotsk District, from where my parents and grandparents had been dispossessed and exiled to Kazakhstan," she said.

According to Nadezhda Balbekina, she came specially to see the memorial to the victims of political repression. "It's good that we now have a common monument-boulder, where we can come and pay tribute to victims," she said.

Let us remind you that the opening of the monument "To Victims of Political Repressions" took place in December 2008. The monument was erected at the intersection of Chuikov and Naumov Streets, near the museum-panorama "Stalingrad Battle".

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