Saturday, 6 February 2021 Despite a daytime temperature of minus 16 degrees Centigrade, Vladimir Malegin went and stood at the University bus stop on Student Boulevard in Petrozavodsk, a solitary picket in support of Yury DMITRIEV. Malegin's placard reads: "Freedom for the political prisoner Dmitriev!" Someone sitting in a vehicle parked by the main building … Continue reading A solitary protest in Petrozavodsk
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65 today!
A collage by Yury Mikhailin in honour of Yury DMITRIEV's last birthday, also spent in Karelia's Detention Centre No 1
Terminology
This website has been in existence since September 2017. While the terminology used here is, for the most part, established and widely used two terms have now been changed. A foster daughter The unfortunate child at the centre of the charges brought against Yury DMITRIEV has often been described as his "adopted" daughter. Russian procedures … Continue reading Terminology
Attacking the Defence
There are a growing number of court hearings in Petrozavodsk associated with the Dmitriev case. On Monday, 25 January 2021, for instance, there will be a hearing at the High Court of Karelia that has no direct relation to Yury DMITRIEV or the charges brought against him. It is directly linked, however, to the methods … Continue reading Attacking the Defence
A wonderful person, a wonderful historian
On 3 January 2021 Mikhail ROGACHOV passed away in St Petersburg. He created "the best Book of Remembrance in Russia, the Komi Republic’s “Repentance” Martyrology," commented Anatoly Razumov and referred to his deceased colleague as "A wonderful person, a wonderful historian." Mikhail ROGACHOV (born Riga 1952; died 2021 of Covid-19 in Kronstadt hospital) Razumov continued: … Continue reading A wonderful person, a wonderful historian
The Dmitriev Affair 