A political prosecution

12 June 201715 August 2025 / editors (JC)

In February SERGEI KRIVENKO travelled to Karelia, as a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, to monitor the case of YURY DMITRIEV. In early June he talked to ZOYA SVETOVA. *** Yury Dmitriev is a very well-known person. He is an independent historian, the creator of Books of Remembrance, and … Continue reading A political prosecution

Dmitriev should be acquitted

12 June 201715 August 2025 / editors (JC)

... says his defence attorney Victor Anufriev. His client is accused of making pornographic pictures of his adopted daughter. Two more offenses (“Committing acts of debauchery” and “illegal possession of basic firearm parts”) were later added to that charge. A programme “What the Memorial Society is Hiding” was broadcast on the Russia-24 TV channel … Continue reading Dmitriev should be acquitted

Were Soviet POWs shot at Sandarmokh? [R]

7 June 201718 February 2018 / editors (JC)

В Петрозаводском госуниверситете 6 июня состоялся круглый стол на тему «Новые документы о советских военнопленных на территории Медвежьегорского района в период финской оккупации (1941–1944 гг.)». В дискуссии приняли участие общественники, чиновники, ученые и журналисты. Во время обсуждения вопроса о расстреле финнами советских военнопленных в урочище Сандармох за столом начался спор между историками и поисковиками. Корреспондент … Continue reading Were Soviet POWs shot at Sandarmokh? [R]