The Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance ( ro, Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului și al Rezistenței) in

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consists of the Sighet Museum (often confused with the Memorial), located in the city of

Sighetu Marmației Sighetu Marmației (, also spelled ''Sighetul Marmației''; german: Marmaroschsiget or ''Siget''; hu, Máramarossziget, ; uk, Сигіт, Syhit; yi, סיגעט, Siget), until 1960 Sighet, is a city (municipality) in Maramureș County near the ...

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, and the International Centre for Studies into Communism, located in

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House of memorial of victims of communism

International Centre for Studies into Communism

The Centre was founded in 1993 by

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and . Created and administered by the Civic Academy Foundation, it is an institute of research, museography and education.The Sighet Memorial to the Victims of Communism
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Sighet Memorial Museum

The museum was created by the Centre for Studies into Communism out of the ruins of the former

Sighet Prison The Sighet prison, located in the city of Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County, Romania, was used by Romania to hold criminals, prisoners of war, and political prisoners. It is now the site of the Sighet Memorial Museum, part of the Memorial ...

in 1993."Short History of the Memorial Museum"
/ref> The restoration of the prison building was completed in 2000. Each prison cell became a museum room, which together presented the chronology of the

totalitarian system Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and reg ...

in Communist Romania.

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