The unveiling of the monument was immediately followed by controversy, as some dissidents argued that the Wall of Grief is a symbol of "hypocrisy", and that the Russian government's recent activities are no different from the political repressions they claim to oppose.
纪念碑的揭幕之后立即引发了争议，因为一些异议人士认为，悲伤之墙是“虚伪”的象征，他们觉得俄罗斯政府最近的一系列举动与政府所声称反对的政治压迫并没有什么不同。