About the museum

State Museum of Repression Victims Memorial under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

After Uzbekistan was declared an independent republic, one of the commendable initiatives undertaken in the country was the restoration of historical justice by immortalising the memory of those who were innocently victimised during the years of Tsarist and Soviet colonialism, repressed as “enemies of the people” in the 1930s–1950s, and whose names were erased from the history of the Uzbek people and culture.

On 12th May 1999, a commission was established to immortalise the memory of the victims of the colonial period.

In July of the same year, based on a government decision, the charitable foundation “Shahidlar Xotirasi” (trans. – “Memory of Martyrs”) was established. As a result, the formation of exhibition materials for the future museum began.

On May 12, 2000, the ceremonial opening of the memorial complex "Memorial of Martyrs" established in the Yunusabad district of Tashkent was a great event in the social, cultural and spiritual life of the country and people. became one of the places that serve to educate in the spirit.

On the basis of the Decree of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I.A. Karimov dated May 1, 2001 "On establishing the day of commemoration of the victims of repression", the museum "Memorial of the victims of repression" was established in the memorial complex "Memorial of the Martyrs".

The museum was solemnly opened on August 31, 2002 - on the "Remembrance Day of Repression Victims", which was celebrated for the first time in the country.

The place where the memorial complex and the museum were built served as a place of execution for the penal bodies of the Soviet state from the 20s of the 20th century until the beginning of the Second World War. The victims of the repressions in Tashkent were buried in three slaughterhouses here. The memorial complex unites the territories of these three former slaughterhouses. If the symbolic sagan is considered the memorial center of the monument complex, the museum building serves as its educational center.

The museum building is located on the banks of the Bozsu river, in a sunny place, it has one floor, the height is 20 m from the ground. The original building consisted of a single exhibition hall of 400 m2 with one dome. The building was surrounded by a porch supported by 28 decorative columns. Its total area is 784m2. The building was built based on the traditions of Uzbek national architecture. The first exposition of the museum consisted of 6 sections.

On May 5, 2008, the Decision No. PQ-861 "On further improvement of the activities of the Museum of Repression Victims" was adopted.

As a result of the implementation of this Decision, major changes were made in the museum.

The renovated and expanded building of the museum is a double-domed exposition structure consisting of 3 halls, surrounded by a carved porch.

On the four sides of the porch, 42 national motifs are carved, and 5.5-meter-high pillars support it. The area of exhibition halls of the building is 960 m2. constitutes The porch area is 640 m2, the basement is 1568 m2 The museum exposition consists of 10 sections.

In the process of organizing a new exposition of the "Memorial of Repression Victims" museum, the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Archive Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Department of Cartography, the Press Agency of Uzbekistan, the National Broadcasting Company of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Ministry of Communications of Uzbekistan and information agency, Vesmistr University, Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Defense, "Sovplastital" enterprise.
At the same time, the documents stored in the funds of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Security Service, and the Supreme Court are exhibited

About museum

State Museum of Repression Victims Memorial under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “About founding the day of the memory of the repressions’ victims” dated May 1, 2001 and the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November, 2002, the Museum of Memory of the Victims of the Repressions of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan was established as an independent research institution. The main activity of which is directed to the protection of honour and dignity of compatriots who fell victims to mass repressions in that period of totalitarian regime. It is also directed to up-bringing and strengthening love and faithfulness of youth to the Motherland.

According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 5, 2008 the exposition of “Memory of the Victims of the Repressions” museum has been renewed.

According to the suggestions and comments of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, during his visit on August 31, 2017 on the occasion of memory of the victims of the repressions, Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “About measures on establishment of State museum “Memory of the Victims of the Repressions” under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and regional museums “Memory of the Victims of the Repressions” under Higher Educational Establishments” #936 dated November 22, 2017 was issued.

In accordance to this Decree the museum was transferred to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, its activity was more expanded and improved.

Museum exposition

The museum`s exposition displays the documents and other evidences which are related to the period of colonial regime of our history. The main objective of our museum is eternalizing the memory of innocent victims of totalitarian regime repressions, to develop and strengthen the honor and love to the Motherland, faithfulness and understanding of important values of Independency among the young generation. .