YURY DMITRIEV was due to be released from the Petrozavodsk Detention Centre on Sunday, 28 January 2018. Unexpectedly, he arrived home early on Saturday. Anna Yarovaya went to visit him immediately, to learn the details of his release and his plans for the future. Yury Dmitriev, 27 January 2018 (photo, Sergei Markelov) Let’s begin with … Continue reading After Dmitriev’s release: a first interview
Month: January 2018
Yury Dmitriev is home
(photo, Anna Artyemeva)
Psychiatric examination completed, results not known
The Serbsky Institute in Moscow has completed its assessment of Yury Dmitriev and on 19 January 2018 he was transferred to the city's Butyrka Prison, says his defence attorney Victor Anufriev. The official results of the investigation of Dmitriev’s psychological, sexual and psychiatric condition are not known. His attorney says that the assessment has not … Continue reading Psychiatric examination completed, results not known
“Society must become more humane”, Arkhangelsky to Putin
On 21 December literary critic ALEXANDER ARKHANGELSKY spoke, at a meeting of the Council on Culture and Art with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, about the pressure being put on cultural figures and the need to humanise Russian culture and society. “If such things take place at the federal level, in the glare of … Continue reading “Society must become more humane”, Arkhangelsky to Putin
Happier Times
Yury Dmitriev's beloved Alsatian Vedma (Witch) died a while back. He himself, as we know, has spent over a year in the Petrozavodsk Detention Centre. During that time he and his foster daughter have not seen one another. Among the dozens of New Year's greetings sent to Katerina Klodt via the Russian supporters' page on … Continue reading Happier Times
The Dmitriev Affair 