Recovering Memory

The film "Recovering Memory" is aimed at drawing attention to the problem of Stalinist repressions. The problem of memory and attitude to repression still divides society into two parts. On the one hand, there is condemnation and moral rejection of mass terror and totalitarian dictatorship; on the other hand, there is admiration for the scale of transformations and justification of the illegal persecution and destruction of people that took place at that time. This art project is a kind of video story and at the same time a visualization of an art installation proposed by the artist Nikolai Nasedkin. According to the plan, a symbolic raft with lighted funeral candles passes along the Moskva River. Similar rafts were used to transport logs cut by prisoners. Carrying out this art action in reality on the Moskva River can become a sign of reconciliation and memory, a reminder of the tragic past that should not be repeated.