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Museum of Victims of Political Repression in Tashkent

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The Museum of Victims of Political Repression in Tashkent is dedicated to the memory of the people who fought for the independence of Uzbekistan and who were killed by the government. The Museum is one of the youngest museums in Uzbekistan as it was established on 31 August 2002, by the first
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as the "In Memory of Martyrs"). It is located in front of the Tashkent TV tower. The choice of location of the museum was reinforced by the fact that during construction a number of graves were found of people presumably killed during the Soviet period.
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waged a colonial war in Central Asia. The empire did not only destroy and conqueror the cities, but they also killed a huge number of people. Instead of this, the exhibits describe the time of the
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The exhibits at the Museum of Victims of Political Repression in Tashkent are made up of photographs, documents and personal belongings of those killed. The repression started in 1860 when the
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Doing scientific research in public and private archives, in order to find the documents. Photographs and various artefacts related to the museum
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Museum of Victims of Political Repression in Tashkent is located in Tashkent, in the territory of
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The Museum of Victims of Political Repression in Tashkent's objectives for improvement are:
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Arranging the spiritual and educational activities amongst young generations of Uzbekistan
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Preparation and publication of literary and scientific contributions of the victims
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Studying and learning tragic events of the colonial period
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State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan (Samarkand)
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Preparation of calendars and posters about the victims
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Studying lives and social activities of the victims
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Tashkent
Islam Karimov
Uzbek
Uzbekistan
political repression in the Soviet Union
Islam Karimov
Tashkent TV tower
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
October Revolution
Stalin
Cotton case
Shakhidlar Hotirasi
Uzbek
Tashkent portal
State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
The Museum of Health Care of Uzbekistan
The Museum of Communication History in Uzbekistan
Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan
Tashkent Museum of Railway Techniques
State Museum of Nature of Uzbekistan
Tashkent Poly-technical Museum
The Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature
Art Gallery of Uzbekistan
Museum of Geology, Tashkent
Tashkent Planetarium
Museum of Political Repression Victims

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