On 30 August an endocrynologist told Judge Marina Nosova that Dmitriev's adopted daughter is in need of medical treatment and special care from her father. His photographic record of her changing condition was, therefore, justified. A petition from defence attorney Victor Anufriev for a change in the measure of restraint imposed on his client was … Continue reading Endocrynologist tells court about Natasha’s health
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Dmitriev testifies in court
On 22 August Petrozavodsk City Court heard the testimony of the Karelian historian, the head of the local branch of the 'Memorial', the well-known Gulag researcher Yuri Dmitriev, accused of making pornographic images of his under-age daughter. Judge Marina Nosova learned how Dmitriev took the girl to his family, how difficult it was to adopt … Continue reading Dmitriev testifies in court
Letter in TLS, 5 August 2017
The Times Literary Supplement (London) The Trial of Yury Dmitriev Sir, — Daniel Beer's review of two books about Stalin's terror (21 July) rightly concludes with a case that has become, to the discomfort of the authorities, a cause célèbre in Putin's Russia. For twenty-five years and more, Yury Dmitriev hunted for the sites of … Continue reading Letter in TLS, 5 August 2017
Using photographs to monitor a child’s health
Paediatricians from Moscow, Grigory Shayanov and Fyodor Katasanov gave testimony in court on 1 September 2017. There was nothing unusual in what Yury Dmitriev had done, they told the court, the photographing of children to monitor their development over time was widely practised: in early 2018 a law would come into force about such long-distance// … Continue reading Using photographs to monitor a child’s health
Anti-Stalin historian accused of paedophilia
A historian renowned for discovering mass graves of Stalin’s terror victims has been put on trial in Russia accused of taking abusive images of a child that friends and colleagues say are fabricated and designed to put a stop to his work (writes the London Times). Yuri Dmitriev, 61, faces up to 15 years in … Continue reading Anti-Stalin historian accused of paedophilia
The Dmitriev Affair 