{"id":16090,"date":"2026-04-21T23:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/?p=16090"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:43:22","slug":"after-tomsk-the-solovetsky-stone-in-moscow-is-likely-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/?p=16090","title":{"rendered":"After Tomsk, the Solovetsky Stone in Moscow is likely next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Russian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the demolition of the memorial stone to the victims of political repression in Tomsk<\/a>, the next logical step is an almost inevitable attempt to remove the Solovetsky Stone from Lubyanka Square in Moscow.<\/strong><\/em> I see no reason why this wouldn\u2019t happen. We should be prepared for it. In that sense, Tomsk is now a testing ground. I hope I\u2019m wrong \u2014 but I probably won\u2019t be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 23, 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It appears that the Stone of Sorrow<\/em> memorial in Tomsk has been permanently removed. It will not be restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the demolition of the memorial stone to the victims of political repression in Tomsk, the next logical step is an almost inevitable attempt to remove the Solovetsky Stone from Lubyanka Square in Moscow. I see no reason why this wouldn\u2019t happen. We should be prepared for it. In that sense, Tomsk is now a testing ground. I hope I\u2019m wrong \u2014 but I probably won\u2019t be.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_bluesky_dont_syndicate":"","_bluesky_syndication_accounts":"","_bluesky_syndication_text":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[1],"tags":[29],"series":[39],"speaker":[],"class_list":["post-16090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-english","series-karagodin"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/karagodin-com-podcast.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"vkontakte":{"key":"vkontakte","url":"","label":"VKontakte","class":"vkontakte","icon":"vkontakte.png"},"yandex":{"key":"yandex","url":"","label":"Yandex","class":"yandex","icon":"yandex.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/?feed=podcast&podcast_series=karagodin","embedCode":"

After Tomsk, the Solovetsky Stone in Moscow is likely next<\/a><\/blockquote>