Mention of repressions removed from memorial plaque on former NKVD building in Taganrog

The memorial plaque to victims of repressions, installed on the former NKVD (Interior Ministry) division building in the city of Taganrog, has been replaced with a memorial to secret service employees.

On May 28, local Telegram channels reported that the above memorial plaque had been removed from the former NKVD building located in Petrovskaya Street in Taganrog. According to the channels, the mention of the victims of Stalin's repressions was replaced with a text complimentary to secret service employees.

"In Taganrog, they have quietly replaced the memorial plaque on the former NKVD building in Petrovskaya Street with something more in line with the spirit of our times," the “Tyutina” Telegram channel has reported, in particular. The report is illustrated with photos of two memorial plaques. One of them has the following text: "In 1928-1941, this building housed the NKVD division, where people who had been unreasonably repressed languished."

The second plaque has a different text: "In 1928-1941, this building housed the city OGPU/NKVD division, where its employees made a significant contribution to the liberation of Taganrog from Nazi occupation during the Great Patriotic War."

The photos of the same plaques, one of which was photographed from a different angle, have been posted by the “Rostov Main” Telegram channel. "In Taganrog, they removed the plaque about repressions and replaced it with a plaque with gratitude to NKVD for the liberation of the city," the post says.

This was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 28, 2025 at 06:20 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.