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Stalin wiped from Soviet Gulag prison museum
Source: BBC
3 March 2015 Last updated at 17:58 GMT
Stalin wiped from Soviet Gulag prison museum
By Laurence Peter
BBC News
The director of a Russian museum at a Stalin-era prison camp says local officials have taken over the site and removed references to the Soviet dictator's crimes.
"Of course it's a political move," Viktor Shmyrov told the BBC.
Perm-36, in Russia's Ural mountains, is the only surviving camp with buildings dating back to the Stalinist terror.
A non-governmental group has been managing the museum, but is disbanding after arguments with Perm officials.
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Stalin wiped from Soviet Gulag prison museum
By Laurence Peter
BBC News
The director of a Russian museum at a Stalin-era prison camp says local officials have taken over the site and removed references to the Soviet dictator's crimes.
"Of course it's a political move," Viktor Shmyrov told the BBC.
Perm-36, in Russia's Ural mountains, is the only surviving camp with buildings dating back to the Stalinist terror.
A non-governmental group has been managing the museum, but is disbanding after arguments with Perm officials.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31711287
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