Month: October 2017

Gleb Pavlovsky (video)

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Political commentator https://youtu.be/ludpItH63p8 "Дело Юрия Дмитриева - это, собственно говоря, даже не дело. Это змея нашей власти, укусившая собственный хвост прошлого, которым занимался, которое спасал от забвения Юрий Дмитриев. Такой дьявольский юмор в том, что человек, который спасал память об убитых, сам попал за решётку. И здесь что-то важное о тихом и комфортабельном ужасе нашей … Continue reading Gleb Pavlovsky (video)

TV channels cut Dmitriev statement from reports of press conference

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A press conference to mark the unveiling of the vast Wall of Sorrow on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow this coming Monday, 30 October, ended with a statement about the Dmitriev case. Not one of Russia's nationwide TV channels mentioned that statement in its coverage of the event, reports today's Novaya gazeta "A matter of conscience, … Continue reading TV channels cut Dmitriev statement from reports of press conference

Remember Sandarmokh & the Imprisoned Historian of the Terror

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"It is exactly 80 years since the killing by quota began of Ukrainian, Russian and other prisoners from the notorious Solovki Labour Camp," writes HALYA COYNASH for the website of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. "From 27 October to 4 November 1937, 1,111 prisoners were executed by the NKVD, including 289 Ukrainian writers, playwrights, … Continue reading Remember Sandarmokh & the Imprisoned Historian of the Terror