Muzeon Art Park as a Reflection of the Era of Change in Russia

The article focuses on Muzeon Park of Arts in Moscow, presented as a unique “memory site” that combines dismantled Soviet-era monuments with modern cultural practices. The author analyzes the park’s transformation from a spontaneous repository of removed monuments into a platform for critical dialogue with the past. Through the lens of Pierre Nora’s concept of “lieux de mémoire” (“sites of memory”), the role of the park in preserving and reinterpreting collective historical memory is explored. Special attention is paid to the 1991 dismantling of the Felix Dzerzhinsky monument as a symbol of the USSR’s collapse, as well as the preservation of vandalism traces on sculptures, emphasizing their role as “historical scars”. The article highlights that Muzeon is not a traditional museum but a dynamic space where the past interacts with the present through art and public discourse.