Court again extends custody

13 October 201725 October 2017 / editors (JC)

On 11 October Petrozavodsk City Court rejected petitions by Dmitriev’s lawyer and prolonged the term of his arrest for a further three months until 22 January 2018. On October 11, hearing of the case of the famous Karelian historian Yuri Dmitriev continued in Petrozavodsk city court. All defense’s motions were rejected by the court. The … Continue reading Court again extends custody

“Red” Petrozavodsk

13 October 201718 October 2017 / editors (JC)

On the way to the courthouse - street directions in Petrozavodsk: Andropov Street, ahead; Lenin Avenue to the left; and Engels Street, both right and left. Behind protestors on 8 July can be seen an enormous banner of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. It reads, "1917-2017 - we shall return!"

At Krasny Bor

13 October 201714 October 2017 / editors (JC)

Students from the Moscow Film School add a photo they've located of one of the victims from the Krasny Bor killing field near Petrozavodsk.

Sandarmokh bas-relief to be restored

10 October 20179 December 2020 / editors (JC)

Friends and colleagues of Yury Dmitriev plan to restore the bas-relief "Execution with the Guardian Angel" formerly attached to the monument at Sandarmokh, says his close friend Anatoly Razumov. Opening of Monument, 1998 "The bas-relief is a landmark of Sandarmokh. During the round-table in Medvezhyegorsk on Memorial Day on August 5, the director of the … Continue reading Sandarmokh bas-relief to be restored