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A fragment given by Berlin in 1990 to the museum of the Soviet Union's most famous dissident, standing in the square on the Yauza embankment.
A fragment stands in the small park on the Yauza river embankment beside the Andrei Sakharov Museum and Public Centre, the institution named for the physicist who became the Soviet Union's most prominent dissident. Of all the recipients in this catalogue it is the one placed deepest inside the state the Wall was built to serve, and the only one standing in the capital that ordered it.
How did it get here?
Donated by the Berlin authorities in 1990, and decorated by artists and activists after it arrived.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #150 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #271.
Sakharov Center — Wikipedia ↗
A Berlin Wall segment donated by Berlin authorities in 1990, erected in the park on the Yauza embankment beside the centre.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Where Have All the Fragments Gone? — Lapham's Quarterly ↗
The global dispersal of fragments, including the Moscow donation.
Press reportSource accessed 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 150
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 271
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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