Halya Coynash A verdict is due on Thursday, 5 April 2018, in the trial of YURY DMITRIEV, world-renowned Russian historian and head of the Karelia branch of the Memorial Society. Petrozavodsk City Courthouse (photo, Kerstin Kronvall) The prosecution has demanded a 9-year sentence, despite even the expert assessments ordered by the court dismissing the charges. … Continue reading On the eve of a verdict