"There are lives that seem remarkable, but if you look closely, you’ll see that another could have done as well," writes Russian author Sergei Lebedev. "There are lives, however, that are an ideal fit. You can’t imagine anyone else doing the same. Yury Dmitriev is one of those. "Journalists have called him Khottabych (or even … Continue reading The man saving us all
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The view from above (29 October 2017)
Two last shots of Sunday's unofficial commemoration, "Restoring the Names". Someone took these and many other photos from the viewing platform of the toy shop Detsky Mir across Lubyanka Square (see https://www.facebook.com/Memorial.International/?hc_ref=ARRrH5pwXB-ynweSTfLoh5aK8Fk6QbY_9HGh--pFEZODZ3krh5kAP4Sstx-Ym4P7-oY) Behind the hoardings stands the pre-Revolutionary Polytechnical Museum, where lectures were read and poetry recitals were given — by Vladimir Mayakovsky and Osip … Continue reading The view from above (29 October 2017)
Alexei Vangengeim (1882-1937)
According to the weather forecast, it will be warm and rainy today in Moscow, 4-5 degrees Centigrade. "So wrap up well, put on boots and a raincoat, and take an umbrella with you," suggests Memorial to the hundreds of people intending to take part in the "Restoring the Names" ceremony on Moscow's Lubyanka Square. In … Continue reading Alexei Vangengeim (1882-1937)
“Abandon all hope …”
For decades the killing fields of the Stalin regime remained unmarked and abandoned, the only clues to their presence being that all the trees were of the same age, unlike a natural forest or grove, and the distinctive outlines of the burial pits, though these were fast disappearing beneath the undergrowth ... People knew or … Continue reading “Abandon all hope …”
Accusations of child sexual abuse
As the Dmitriev trial got under way this summer, journalist Maria Eismont concluded an article about the case ("Dmitriev should be a State-Prize nominee", 6 June 2017) with the following words: "There is another important thing about the Dmitriev case: the charge his persecutors chose for him. He was not charged with 'extremism' or 'separatism', … Continue reading Accusations of child sexual abuse
The Dmitriev Affair 