The Gulag History Museum in Moscow has been shut down. Authorities claim the closure is due to fire safety violations. Critics argue the move is politically motivated. City officials announced the ...

Moscow’s Gulag History Museum announced its temporary closure on Thursday, citing fire safety violations amid what critics say is a broader attempt by the Russian authorities to downplay Soviet ...

The Museum of Moscow removed a planned section on Soviet repressions from its “History of Moscow” exhibition due to external pressure, journalist Ksenia Basilashvili reported on Tuesday. According to ...

Moscow’s cultural institutions are modern spaces for science and creativity, work and leisure. Many of these buildings also have a rich history. Moscow’s most popular restaurant in the 19th Century ...

Among the historical exhibits — train cars and original artifacts — there will be interactive zones where visitors will be able to learn interesting facts about the past, present and future of the ...

A Moscow museum has altered its exhibition on the history of Moscow, removing part of a section that covered Soviet repressions further to a request from the management. Source: journalist Ksenia ...

the State Historical Museum on the north and Lenin's Mausoleum on the west. One of the world's most famous public squares, the Red Square sits at the physical center of Moscow and is considered ...

(JTA) — Of all the many loaded issues tied to the bloody history of Jews in the former ... chairman of Moscow’s Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. “But now the time has come to look at ...

as well as the Gulag History Museum and the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Be sure to visit nearby Pushkin Square for a glimpse of local Russian life. The area is a very popular meeting spot ...