Head of Museum’s disbanded Gulag section threatened with eviction

18 February 201822 September 2020 / editors (JC)

Attempts are being made to turn OLGA BOCHKARYOVA out of the accommodation transferred into her private ownership in 2011 by the Solovki Museum administration. On 1 January 2016, the Gulag section at the museum was disbanded and its head, Olga Bochkaryova, was dismissed from her post. Тhe present museum director, Vladimir V. Shutov, who is, … Continue reading Head of Museum’s disbanded Gulag section threatened with eviction

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

Psychiatric examination completed, results not known

28 January 201813 May 2018 / editors (JC)

The Serbsky Institute in Moscow has completed its assessment of Yury Dmitriev and on 19 January 2018 he was transferred to the city's Butyrka Prison, says his defence attorney Victor Anufriev. The official results of the investigation of Dmitriev’s psychological, sexual and psychiatric condition are not known. His attorney says that the assessment has not … Continue reading Psychiatric examination completed, results not known

Rewriting Sandarmokh: Discussion

31 December 201729 April 2018 / editors (JC)

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

Russia – Past, Present and Future

30 December 201715 August 2025 / editors (JC)

THE OFFICIAL VIEW “As Russia marks the centenary of the October Revolution, President Vladimir Putin has urged the society to end discord over the Soviet era,” reported the TASS news agency[1] on 21 December 2017. "This year, the centenary of the October Revolution, we have been seeking to encourage the society to abandon confrontation, to … Continue reading Russia – Past, Present and Future