MEMORIAL

Memorial

Memorial is a Russian historical and civil rights society that operates in a number of post-Soviet states. It focuses on recording and publicising the Soviet Union's totalitarian past, but also monitors human rights in Russia and other post-Soviet states.

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memorial

Noun

  1. A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event
  2. A service of remembrance or commemoration
  3. a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

Adjective

  1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
    a memorial building
  2. Contained in the memory.
    a memorial possession
  3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.


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