“How is he?” you ask. “In fine spirits”

2 February 202012 December 2021 / editors (JC)

"28 January 2020 marked the fourth birthday Yury DMITRIEV has spent in captivity," writes his friend Anatoly Razumov. "I was given permission, together with his daughter Katya to visit him. Yury Dmitriev (left) and Anatoly Razumov "In Petrozavodsk that same day we launched Yury's new book Sandormokh: A Place of Remembrance. Copies of the book … Continue reading “How is he?” you ask. “In fine spirits”

Punished for memorialising Sandarmokh

29 January 202015 December 2020 / editors (JC)

Russian historian Yury DMITRIEV turned 64 on 28 January 2020. It was his third birthday detained on charges that bear no scrutiny, and, writes Halya Coynash, his arrest coincided with the beginnings of a campaign to rewrite the history of one of the darkest pages of the Soviet Terror – the mass killing by quota … Continue reading Punished for memorialising Sandarmokh

Verdict expected in February 2020

28 January 202013 December 2020 / editors (JC)

YURY DMITRIEV’s lawyer, Victor Anufriev, expects a verdict in his second trial at the end of February 2020. The prosecution and defence are currently giving their final statements. The present trial began in October 2018 and has proceeded even more slowly than the first. Less is known about what has been going on behind closed … Continue reading Verdict expected in February 2020

Free Yury Dmitriev (Signatories)

26 November 201926 November 2019 / editors (JC)

On 21 November 2019 the text of a petition about Yury DMITRIEV was circulated in English and in Italian. The list of 268 signatories (in alphabetical order by surname) follows. The petition will remain open for additional signatures until 3 December 2019: Academics 1. Dott. Agnese Accattoli, Ricercatrice di lingua e traduzione russa, Università di … Continue reading Free Yury Dmitriev (Signatories)

Free Dmitriev!

21 November 201916 December 2020 / editors (JC)

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!