With this letter we join the hundreds of Russian intellectuals, activists and citizens who have expressed their full support for Dmitriev and for others targeted with arrest and other intimidatory acts for their part in documenting the history of the USSR. We call for Dmitriev’s immediate release. He must be allowed to resume his research … Continue reading Free Dmitriev!
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“Society must become more humane”, Arkhangelsky to Putin
On 21 December literary critic ALEXANDER ARKHANGELSKY spoke, at a meeting of the Council on Culture and Art with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, about the pressure being put on cultural figures and the need to humanise Russian culture and society. “If such things take place at the federal level, in the glare of … Continue reading “Society must become more humane”, Arkhangelsky to Putin
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?
A few suggestions
To followers of the "Dmitriev Affair" [R] Facebook page Yury Dmitriev is now in Moscow, in custody (temporarily) at Butyrka Prison. He should be transferred after the holidays [on 2 January] to the Serbsky Institute where he will undergo the examination scheduled by the court. Тhis procedure is expected to take 30 days. The final … Continue reading A few suggestions
Do not support their hypocrisy!
It is immoral to support the hypocrisy of the Russian authorities An appeal by 37 former political prisoners concerning today’s opening of a monument in Moscow As former political prisoners and participants in the Democratic Movement in the Soviet Union, we consider the opening in Moscow of a monument to the “victims of political repression” … Continue reading Do not support their hypocrisy!
The Dmitriev Affair 