INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A memorial plaque dedicated to poet Anna Akhmatova has disappeared from the former Kresty prison in St
former prison complex has been owned by the housing development company DOM.RF
Its new owners plan to sell the property at auction, with proceeds going to an organization associated with the Federal Penitentiary Service
(FSIN).An anonymous source from the FSIN told the local 78.ru news website that the plaque was stolen
The incident has not been reported to the police, 78.ru reported.St
Petersburg opposition deputy Boris Vishnevsky publicly appealed to Governor Alexander Beglov and the CEO of DOM.RF and asked them to take
measures to return the plaque."In the midst of new political repressions, the destruction of such objects is alarming
This is not the first time they are trying to erase reminders of the past," Vishnevsky wrote on his Telegram channel.Another monument to
Akhmatova, which shows her as a young woman with her head turned towards the prison, stands across the Neva River from the Kresty prison
That monument, which was erected in 2006, is still standing.In early June, plaques from the Last Address project, which displays the names
