On 22 April, the Karelian edition of the Rossiya TV Channel's "Events of the Week" programme included a brief item, mentioning that "this summer" there would be fresh investigations of the burials at the Sandarmokh memorial complex near Medvezhegorsk. https://youtu.be/oE6QUXuuz60 (For those who know Russian, the item begins five minutes into this half-hour broadcast) Periodically, … Continue reading Disquieting News
Remembrance
monuments, events, publications
Sandarmokh, 28 March 2018
The day after Xenia At was among a hundred DMITRIEV supporters crowded into the corridor of the Petrozavodsk City Courthouse, she made the trip to Sandarmokh and took these photos. Late winter in Russia. The snow is still thick on the ground, but the sky has turned from grey to blue.
“Dead or living, they’re the same nation” (part 5)
Yury Dmitriev "My Path to Golgotha" "Sandarmokh means something special to me. It’s where I’ve put into practice several other tasks I set myself. "I’d like the people living in Karelia to feel that they are part of a nation, and not just the population. Belonging to a nation means you know your own history, … Continue reading “Dead or living, they’re the same nation” (part 5)
Can we expect a Year of Compassion?
"The past twelve months have been difficult and for many, and in many ways, it has not been a compassionate year," writes ANATOLY RAZUMOVSKY in a New Year's Greeting on the Books of Remembrance website. "In addition, it was a year of woeful anniversaries. "One hundred years since Russian history was derailed [October 1917], since … Continue reading Can we expect a Year of Compassion?
Rewriting Sandarmokh: Discussion
On 26 December 2017, Karelian journalists described their new investigation, “Rewriting Sandarmokh”, at a discussion held at the Agrikalch Art Gallery in Petrozavodsk. ANNA YAROVAYA told how the idea of conducting the investigation first arose. It was hard to find out who was trying to alter the history of the executions and burials at Sandarmokh, … Continue reading Rewriting Sandarmokh: Discussion
The Dmitriev Affair 