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Stalin’s victims not found; their champion behind bars

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"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

Nikolai Svanidze (video)

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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

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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