Just as 80 years ago, arbitrary and lawless acts today define Sandarmokh. At a press conference in Moscow, activists and public figures have spoken out in defence of the Karelian memorial to the victims of Stalin's Terror.
Defence experts cross-examined
On 23 July, in a closed session at the city court in Petrozavodsk, two psychologists were questioned as expert witnesses for the defence in the second Dmitriev trial. Victor Anufriev, the defence attorney, said that their responses were very important for the case. It was the third time the experts have made the journey north … Continue reading Defence experts cross-examined
Moscow picket
Yesterday I stood with those picketing Putin's administration in support of Yury Dmitriev. Looking at the photos I took it seems that children, if anyone, are taking notice of the placards. Adults also look but many give only a furtive glance or are afraid -- or don't give a damn. But the children read the … Continue reading Moscow picket
What is going on?
The other day the latest hearing in the new trial of Yury DMITRIEV took place. It has been six weeks since the Petrozavodsk City Court, in closed regime, heard more evidence from the prosecution. This time round, clearly, there is no rush to convict and, it would seem, a preference for people elsewhere, e.g. supporters … Continue reading What is going on?
Ukraine’s “executed renaissance”
Acclaimed curator and theatre director from New York Virlana Tkacz and artist Waldemart Klyuzko will give a talk in London tonight about Les KURBAS, Ukraine's most important theatre director, who radically transformed Ukrainian theatre in the 1920s. Kurbas and almost three hundred other representatives of Ukraine's intelligentsia were shot at Sandarmokh between 27 October and … Continue reading Ukraine’s “executed renaissance”
