On the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression, first-year students of the SPbGASU Faculty of Forensics and Law in Construction and Transport held an event dedicated to this sad date.

"Political repressions are terrible. When a person is declared an "enemy of the people," tortured, sent to camps. When the children of "enemies of the people" are placed in special shelters. Almost every family has experienced the roller of these repressions. Particularly terrible events took place in the 1930s," Irina Lapina, Head of the Department of History and Philosophy, addressed the audience.

Yana Bak, Polina Tumanova and Valeria Kolodiy spoke about what political repression is and why it is important to remember it. The students gave a presentation to their coursemates, prepared by their group. The audience learned about the chronology of political repression in the USSR and other countries, as well as what a deep mark they left on history and culture.

According to the students, studying cases of political repression helps to understand the mechanisms of suppression of dissent and the importance of protecting human rights. Understanding the consequences of repressive actions can help prevent them in the future. Remembering repression, people can express support for those who suffered from it and contribute to the restoration of justice.

"This was our initiative. We wanted to study this topic in more depth and tell others about what we learned," said Yana Bak.

"This is a date that should be remembered. In addition, participation in such events develops political culture," believes Polina Tumanova.

The Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression is celebrated on 30 October. It was established by the Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of 18 October, 1991 "On the establishment of the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression" in connection with the adoption of the law "On the rehabilitation of victims of political repression". The date was chosen in memory of the hunger strike of prisoners of the Mordovian and Perm camps, which began on 30 October, 1974 in protest against political repression in the USSR.