Survivors of repression, representatives of authorities and museum institutions, researchers, as well as young people interested in learning about the country’s past, participated in the first National Congress of Memory. The event, dedicated to promoting the memory of victims of political repression during the period 1917-1989, was organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Association of Former Deportees and Political Prisoners from Moldova, and the Institute of History of USM, reports IPN.
The Minister of Education and Research, Dan Perciun, noted that this congress was organized not only to evoke a painful past, but also to reaffirm a shared responsibility – “to keep alive the memory of the victims of the totalitarian communist regime and to transform this memory into a foundation of our dignity and resilience as a society”.
For the first time, the minister emphasized, the new school curriculum integrates the theme of communist repressions into history lessons, in an extended volume.
Textbooks and guides for teachers will be provided, including in foreign language schools, along with training courses for teaching staff. Additionally, thematic competitions, digital exhibitions, podcasts, extracurricular activities will be organized, and a virtual museum will be created in memory of the victims of the communist regime.
The congress was organized at the initiative of the Memory Council, established at the beginning of 2025. It benefits from the support of several cultural, academic, and civic institutions.
