Court upholds Bochkaryova’s right to apartment

20 February 20184 March 2018 / editors (JC)

On Monday, 19th February, the Primorsky (Maritime) district court in the Archangelsk Region ruled in favour of OLGA BOCHKARYOVA in her dispute with the director of the Solovki Museum, Archimandrite Porfiry (Vladimir Shutov). This confirms her right of ownership to the two-room apartment where she and her daughter currently live: Bochkaryova does not own or … Continue reading Court upholds Bochkaryova’s right to apartment

“I’m trying to finish what’s most important” (part 6)

18 February 201819 August 2025 / editors (JC)

Yury Dmitriev, "My Path to Golgotha" (conclusion) I first met students from the Moscow Film School, it seems, at Sandarmokh. They had come for the Day of Remembrance on 5 August. As it happened, one of the buses I’d laid on was empty and they travelled on it to the graveyard and back. They were … Continue reading “I’m trying to finish what’s most important” (part 6)

Japanese daily’s two items about Dmitriev

11 February 201811 February 2018 / editors (JC)

The mass-circulation Japanese daily Sankei Shimbun opened a series of 80 articles to mark the centenary of the October 1917 Revolution with two items (25-26 October 2017) concerning the Dmitriev Affair: "The prisoners who disappeared. Over five days 1,111 people were shot in the forest" and "The historian who discovered where the victims of Stalin … Continue reading Japanese daily’s two items about Dmitriev

Next court hearing, 27 February

11 February 201827 February 2018 / editors (JC)

The Dmitriev case, together with the results of his Serbsky Institute assessment, has been returned to Petrozavodsk City Court. The next hearing is scheduled for 27 February, at 10.30 am. "It is important to come to court that day, to support Yury Dmitriev and to show that public interest in his case has not weakened," … Continue reading Next court hearing, 27 February

Prosecutor wants Dmitriev locked up in a madhouse

30 December 201715 August 2025 / editors (JC)

After the court-appointed assessment did not find child pornography in any of the photographs in the Dmitriev case, the prosecution, represented by YELENA ASKEROVA, Petrozavodsk city prosecutor, petitioned for a new assessment to be made of the photos of YURY DMITRIEV’s foster daughter. Furthermore, Ms Askerova once again recommended that the court approach a private … Continue reading Prosecutor wants Dmitriev locked up in a madhouse