... and why is he facing 15 years' imprisonment? The trial of historian YURY DMITRIEV began on 1 June. The hearings in Petrozavodsk, suggests journalist Maria Eismont, are "the most important thing happening in Russia today". Because the charges are sensitive, and concern a minor, neither the press or the public can attend. Behind the … Continue reading Who is Yury Dmitriev?
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Were Soviet POWs shot at Sandarmokh? [R]
В Петрозаводском госуниверситете 6 июня состоялся круглый стол на тему «Новые документы о советских военнопленных на территории Медвежьегорского района в период финской оккупации (1941–1944 гг.)». В дискуссии приняли участие общественники, чиновники, ученые и журналисты. Во время обсуждения вопроса о расстреле финнами советских военнопленных в урочище Сандармох за столом начался спор между историками и поисковиками. Корреспондент … Continue reading Were Soviet POWs shot at Sandarmokh? [R]
Government unlikely to attend Day of Remembrance
In a letter to Artur Parfyonchikov, the chairman of the Presidential Human Rights Council, Mikhail Fedotov, has requested that the acting head of the Karelian Republic support the idea of holding yearly commemoratove gatherings on 5 August to mark the beginning of the Great Terror. It is the 80th anniversary of that tragic event this … Continue reading Government unlikely to attend Day of Remembrance
Court extends custody
On April 10, the judge of Petrozavodsk City Court Anton Levkin extended the imprisonment of the historian Yury Dmitriev for a month. He will remain in custody until May 12, as reported by the "7x7" journalist. On the same day, there was one more court session regarding the Dmitriev's case, where the investigator's motion for … Continue reading Court extends custody
Dmitriev arrested after anonymous denunciation
Yury Dmitriev categorically denies he is guilty. He took photos of his 11-year-old adoptive daughter as a record of her state of health, said Sergei Krivenko, citing the words of Dmitriev's defence attorney Victor Anufriev. According to Krivenko, when Dmitriev adopted the girl [Natasha] she was very thin, one might say emaciated, and the adoption … Continue reading Dmitriev arrested after anonymous denunciation
The Dmitriev Affair 