"Snob" notes that the idea of the event was born out of discussions in the blog, which discusses how to counteract today's advocacy of Stalinism.

To take part in the action, you must attach to their clothes scrap fabric with the surname of person who died as a result of Stalin's repressions.
This may be the names: someone from the deceased relatives, loved ones, family friends; someone from those who lived in your home, on your street in your town; someone who was the same age as you ; someone who has had the same profession as you, any person whose life is cut short Stalinist repression.

Lists of the repressed can be found at the site of the Memorial Society - now in these lists 2.7 million names.

"On this day, May 27, you can tell everyone who asks about a person whose name you wear on clothes. You can place information about this person in his blog - for example, just write his name and place the certificate on it from the site Memorial Society. "Finally, you can arrive by 8 pm for the" Winery "to the gallery of Marat Gelman, and Julia get acquainted with other participants of the action and see an exhibition of anti-Stalinist art" Not one step back! "- offer the protesters.

Recall, May 7, President Dmitry Medvedev said that with the the state's point of view, Stalin committed mass crimes against the people who can not be forgiven. He emphasized that the World War won the people, not Stalin.

The debate about the revival of Stalinism was resumed after the eve of May 9 in Moscow authorities have announced that the city will be decorated with portraits of the information stands of the leader. However, under pressure from the public authorities refused the idea. But stand with portraits of Stalin were seen in many other cities of Russia.
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I once asked a very intelligent and very dear to me man, clandestine cultural activities in the USSR (prepared by the suitcase in the corridor, firing, offers "sign", landing a full set): "How did you live there, inside?" I was thinking - "How do you just lived, as spent hours of their time?" He did, apparently, understood, and said: "Day after day. This answer was for me extremely important for understanding how had been built - and for my family including - the Stalinist terror, and what is its makabrichesky terror: in a dark veil, enveloping your simple privacy, sticky love, work, children, books, words, to what generally makes for death everyday happiness. For me, this campaign - about the fact that there are regimes (and the people administering these modes), which entangle the daily lives of those who fell into their meat grinder, sticky dark shroud. Regardless of how the turn under the regime of your own fate - whether you're sitting or soot, child or adult, protivobortsem or collaborator, or zekom freestyle - you day after day to choke in the shroud, and there is no such cause or a feeling for which you could take to escape - and which would not have been plastered with this blanket. I think that it is so made hell.

Another part of this action for me - not about those who lived and perished then, but about those who live now. I think if you describe many people who really do not understand (or those who fear to understand, or just for the effect are flirting its alleged failure to understand), a shroud, and a peace and a life they will say: "It is arranged hell." And if you say: "It was this right here, where you live, most recently," - they may be, and the truth will understand.
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