In Yekaterinburg, employees of the "E" center detained the head of the local "Memorial", historian Alexei Mosin. This is reported by OVD-Info, referring to human rights activist Anatoly Svechnikov.

Mosin was reportedly taken to Memorial's office, where a search is underway: the police are looking for extremist literature, which the organization allegedly stores and distributes. The reason for the search was a complaint, its author is still unknown.

According to security officials, Mosin was detained for the whole day. OVD-Info writes that today Mosin planned to participate in a conference on the history of Stalinism, which is to be held at the Yeltsin Center.