The Stone of Sorrow, a memorial to victims of Soviet political repression, was dismantled at night under the official explanation that a former NKVD garage had to be protected — part of the infrastructure associated with the “black vans” of the Great Terror. The official version invites us to discuss the garage. But the way the dismantling was carried out forces a different discussion: the disappearance of public memory. The garage is the explanation. Memory is the object of action. Read more: https://karagodin.com/?p=16243 Support Denis Karagodin’s work with a donation — in ₽, $, €, or crypto — your support makes this work possible. Subscribe to Denis Karagodin’s channel for updates.