Memorial

Summary

Memorial is a human rights organization^[1]. Memorial ranks in the top 5% of human_rights_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Memorial received the Right Livelihood Award^[3].
• Memorial received the Hermann Kesten Prize^[4].
• Memorial received the Sakharov Prize^[5].
• Memorial received the Victor Gollancz Prize^[6].
• Memorial received the Nansen Refugee Award^[7].
• Memorial received the USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights^[8].
• Memorial is in the country of Russia^[9].
• Memorial's instance of is recorded as human rights organization^[10].
• Memorial's instance of is recorded as historical society^[11].
• Memorial's instance of is recorded as umbrella organization^[12].
• Memorial's founder is recorded as Andrei Sakharov^[13].
• Memorial's founder is recorded as Arseny Roginsky^[14].
• Memorial's logo image is recorded as Memorial Logo.png^[15].
• Memorial's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[16].
• Memorial's headquarters location is recorded as Karetniy Riad Street^[17].
• Memorial's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 196149105997168490196^[18].
• Memorial's GND ID is recorded as 10054454-X^[19].
• Memorial's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96068195^[20].
• Memorial's IdRef ID is recorded as 145725995^[21].
• Memorial's child organization or unit is recorded as Memorial Human Rights Centre^[22].
• Memorial's Commons category is recorded as Memorial (society)^[23].
• Memorial's industry is recorded as international activities^[24].
• +1989-01-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Memorial^[25].
• Memorial's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r46g^[26].
• Memorial's significant event is recorded as prohibition of an association^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Andrei Sakharov^[13] and Arseny Roginsky^[14]. +1989-01-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Memorial^[25].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Moscow^[16], a capital of Russia^[28], in Duchy of Moscow^[29] and Karetniy Riad Street^[17], a street^[30], in Russia^[31]. Memorial's child organization or unit is recorded as Memorial Human Rights Centre^[22].

Industry

Memorial's industry is recorded as international activities^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Right Livelihood Award^[3], a politics award^[32], in Sweden^[33], founded in 1980^[34]; Hermann Kesten Prize^[4], a cultural prize^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1985^[37]; Sakharov Prize^[5], a human rights award^[38], in European Union^[39], founded in 1988^[40], headquartered in Strasbourg^[41]; Victor Gollancz Prize^[6], a politics award^[42]; Nansen Refugee Award^[7], an award^[43], founded in 1954^[44]; and USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights^[8], an award^[45], in Czech Republic^[46], founded in 2008^[47].

Why It Matters

Memorial ranks in the top 5% of human_rights_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2] Memorial has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Memorial is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

What awards did Memorial receive?

Honors received include Right Livelihood Award^[3], Hermann Kesten Prize^[4], Sakharov Prize^[5], and Victor Gollancz Prize^[6].