Yury Dmitriev in his Petrozavodsk apartment (photo, Hester den Boer) On Friday, 13 December 2016, the police knocked at the door and arrested the 60-year-old historian. Dmitriev has been held in custody ever since, at the city's Detention Centre No 1. In early June 2017 his trial began at the Petrozavodsk City Court (see Timeline). … Continue reading September 2016 – just before the arrest
Year: 2017
Stalin’s victims not found; their champion behind bars
"Eighty years on, the victims of the Stalinist terror have still not been found. Yury Dmitriev has spent thirty years of his life seaching for them. Now he himself is behind bars," writes Steven Derix in the Dutch NRC Handelsblad (3 Friday), online edition. "“Commemoration of Stalin’s victims is too political in Putin’s Russia”, NRC … Continue reading Stalin’s victims not found; their champion behind bars
OCTOBER 2017 – video clips
Video Clips since June 2017 (complete list) The letter E following a clip indicates that an English text is available, in part (e) or as a whole [E] Gleb Pavlovsky (political commentator) - 28 October Georgy Frangulyan (sculptor) - 27 October [e] Leonid Weintraub (art specialist) - 22 October Andrei Makarevich (rock musician) - 19 … Continue reading OCTOBER 2017 – video clips
Nikolai Svanidze (video)
Journalist and historian https://youtu.be/7esxBY7cdkM "Юрий Алексеевич Дмитриев – человек уникальный. Вот есть такое слово «подвижник». Он подвижник. Для него общественные интересы несоизмеримо выше личных. И он работает, и работает тяжело, и работает опасно – для того, чтобы наши дети знали правду. Чтобы они могли отличить истину от лжи, чтобы они знали, что было в нашей … Continue reading Nikolai Svanidze (video)
The Day of Remembrance in Petrozavodsk
On Monday, 30 October 2017, the Karelian capital Petrozavodsk marked the annual Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repression. At the city’s Zaretskoe Graveyard and then at Krasny Bor access to the microphone was limited to those who talked about spiritual values, Holy Russia and forgiveness. Your correspondent observed how official Karelia strove … Continue reading The Day of Remembrance in Petrozavodsk
The Dmitriev Affair 