Today I saw a post from two media at the same time with a thesis about how historians and bloggers justify Stalin's repressions. One of the arguments was that in 2026 at the "History of Stalinism" conference there were no reports with the words "terror" and "repression". Since I gave one of two reports in the plenary, I might say that the "History of Stalinism" conference in 2026 was called "After Stalin. The Soviet society and state in the years 1953-1964", and it makes sense that the authors of the reports considered different issues than in the period of the 1930s. In 2024, the theme of the conference was "Soviet Zones: Politics, Economy, Daily Life. 1930–1950," and it makes sense that there were more reports of repression. But even in 2026 there was a separate section "Justice and state security under conditions of rehabilitation": Khatanzeyskaya Elizaveta Vladimirovna (Moscow). Ph. D., senior lecturer at the Higher School of Economics of the National Research University Rehabilitation is not suitable for everyone: the investigation file and letters to the authorities of the psychoanalyst A. N. Brock, 1937–1956 Stepanov Mikhail Genadiyevich (Abakan) - Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of History, Institute of History and Law, Khakas State University. N. P. Katanova, the restoration phenomenon in the context of the restoration of the rights of the Volga Germans during the "thaw": from hope to reality Natalya Nikolaevna (Novosibirsk) - Doctor of Historical Sciences, chief researcher at the SB RAS Institute of History Liberation from special settlement and return to people's democracies (1953-1958) Boliolina Elena Vladimirovna (Volgograd) - Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor Member, Chief Archivist of the Center for Documentation of Contemporary History of the Volgograd Region Exit of Archives from the NKVD/MVD System of the Soviet Union: Preconditions, Problems, Attempted Solutions. 1950s - 1961 (based on materials from archival institutions of the Stalingrad/Volgograd region) Kuzminich Alexander Leonidovich (Vologda) - Doctor of Historical Sciences.

Today I saw a post from two media at the same time with a thesis about how historians and bloggers justify Stalin's repressions. One of the arguments was that in 2026 at the "History of Stalinism" conference there were no reports with the words "terror" and "repression". Since I gave one of two reports in the plenary, I might say that the "History of Stalinism" conference in 2026 was called "After Stalin. The Soviet society and state in the years 1953-1964", and it makes sense that the authors of the reports considered different issues than in the period of the 1930s. In 2024, the theme of the conference was "Soviet Zones: Politics, Economy, Daily Life. 1930–1950," and it makes sense that there were more reports of repression. But even in 2026 there was a separate section "Justice and state security under conditions of rehabilitation": Khatanzeyskaya Elizaveta Vladimirovna (Moscow). Ph. D., senior lecturer at the Higher School of Economics of the National Research University Rehabilitation is not suitable for everyone: the investigation file and letters to the authorities of the psychoanalyst A. N. Brock, 1937–1956 Stepanov Mikhail Genadiyevich (Abakan) - Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of History, Institute of History and Law, Khakas State University. N. P. Katanova, the restoration phenomenon in the context of the restoration of the rights of the Volga Germans during the "thaw": from hope to reality Natalya Nikolaevna (Novosibirsk) - Doctor of Historical Sciences, chief researcher at the SB RAS Institute of History Liberation from special settlement and return to people's democracies (1953-1958) Boliolina Elena Vladimirovna (Volgograd) - Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor Member, Chief Archivist of the Center for Documentation of Contemporary History of the Volgograd Region Exit of Archives from the NKVD/MVD System of the Soviet Union: Preconditions, Problems, Attempted Solutions. 1950s - 1961 (based on materials from archival institutions of the Stalingrad/Volgograd region) Kuzminich Alexander Leonidovich (Vologda) - Doctor of Historical Sciences.