Wall of Grief

Wall of Grief
Стена скорби
Interactive map of Wall of Grief
LocationGarden Ring Road, Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55°46′12.3″N 37°38′32.2″E / 55.770083°N 37.642278°E / 55.770083; 37.642278
DesignerGeorgy Frangulyan
MaterialBronze
Opening dateOctober 30, 2017
Dedicated toVictims of political repressions
Websitememoryfund.ru/проекты

The Wall of Grief (Russian: Стена́ ско́рби, romanizedStena skorbi; sometimes translated as Wall of Sorrow) is a monument in Moscow to the victims of political persecution by Joseph Stalin during the country's Soviet era. The national memorial was unveiled by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on October 30, 2017, the annual Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions.