Every year on the third Sunday of May, the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression is marked in Ukraine. This day was introduced by the Decree of the President of Ukraine in 2007 to honor the victims of repression, to draw public attention to the tragic pages in the history of Ukraine, caused by the violent introduction of communist ideology. And also for the revival of national memory and establishing zero tolerance for any form of violence against humanity.
On Sunday, May 15, in Uzhgorod, flowers will be laid at the monument to victims of political repression. The event, held in the park of the Heaven Hundred on Rakoczy Street, will be attended by officials of the region, the regional center, members of the Transcarpathian regional organization "All-Ukrainian Association of Political Prisoners and Repressed" and the public.
The event begins at 13.00.
On the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression, the State Flag of Ukraine on houses and buildings will be at half mast.
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