![]() Perm-36 announced that it was dissolving when officials from the regional government took over control of the museum. In March 2015, Perm-36 announced it had started the dissolution process after regional officials seized control of the museum. On 30 April 2015, the Justice Ministry ruled that Perm-36 was a "foreign agent." Sources: Russian NGO That Created Gulag Museum Fined Under 'Foreign Agent' Law, RFE/RL, 22 July 2015 Damien Sharkov, 'Russia Fines Former Gulag Museum for Being a "Foreign Agent",' Newsweek, 24 July 2015 Tom Balmforth, Perm's Big Chill, RFE/RL, 20 March 2015 'Aleksandr Kalikh: 'Perm-36 – a memorial to whom? Of what?', HRO.org in English, 5 March 2015. 'Perm-36 NGO to close, but vows to carry on work', HRO.org in English, 2 March 2015 'Management of non-profit Perm-36 denied access to own archives', HRO.org in English, 9 April 2015 'Police seal archives at Perm-36 museum', HRO.org in English, 20 April 2015 'Urgent petition to save Perm-36 Gulag Museum', HRO.org in English, 19 June 2014 'Perm Memorial Society activists meet with Perm Region Governor', HRO.org in English, 9 July 2014 Why does Russia no longer have any need for the GULAG Museum Perm-36 (Radio Svoboda)', Rights in Russia, 27 June 2014 Photo: Radio Svoboda |
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