Even before Yury DMITRIEV was arrested in December 2016, an alternative explanation of the mass burials at Sandormokh had appeared (see below, Appendix). Promoted by two historians at Petrozavodsk University, Sergei Verigin and Yury Kilin, it suggested that among those executed and buried in the forest near Medvezhegorsk were not only victims of Stalin's Great … Continue reading “The Mysteries of Sandarmokh”, A book review
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Museum director detained “on suspicion of paedophilia”
Sergei KOLTYRIN, director of the Medvezhyegorsk district museum, has been detained "with an accomplice" on suspicion of paedophilia, a source within law enforcement told the local Respublika website. This was later confirmed by the Investigative Committee of Karelia. Sergei Koltyrn, director of Medvezhyegorsk district museum Koltyrin has been heavily involved with the Sandarmokh memorial complex, … Continue reading Museum director detained “on suspicion of paedophilia”
Prosecutor wants Dmitriev locked up in a madhouse
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
Photos not pornographic, say new forensic experts
A new assessment of the photographs of YURY DMITRIEV’s foster daughter was scheduled by the court: the photos constitute the main evidence against the head of the Memorial Society in Karelia. Yesterday, during the interval in the proceedings at this famous case, Dmitriev’s defence attorney VICTOR ANUFRIEV announced to waiting journalists that the new forensic … Continue reading Photos not pornographic, say new forensic experts
The Dmitriev Affair 