On Monday, 19th February, the Primorsky (Maritime) district court in the Archangelsk Region ruled in favour of OLGA BOCHKARYOVA in her dispute with the director of the Solovki Museum, Archimandrite Porfiry (Vladimir Shutov). This confirms her right of ownership to the two-room apartment where she and her daughter currently live: Bochkaryova does not own or … Continue reading Court upholds Bochkaryova’s right to apartment
Head of Museum’s disbanded Gulag section threatened with eviction
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
“I’m trying to finish what’s most important” (part 6)
Yury Dmitriev, "My Path to Golgotha" (conclusion) I first met students from the Moscow Film School, it seems, at Sandarmokh. They had come for the Day of Remembrance on 5 August. As it happened, one of the buses I’d laid on was empty and they travelled on it to the graveyard and back. They were … Continue reading “I’m trying to finish what’s most important” (part 6)
“Dead or living, they’re the same nation” (part 5)
Yury Dmitriev "My Path to Golgotha" "Sandarmokh means something special to me. It’s where I’ve put into practice several other tasks I set myself. "I’d like the people living in Karelia to feel that they are part of a nation, and not just the population. Belonging to a nation means you know your own history, … Continue reading “Dead or living, they’re the same nation” (part 5)
A third of the population …
When YURY DMITRIEV was arrested, he was finishing work on a book that had taken nine years to research. It would contain thousands of names, he explained, in a January 2016 interview: “I’m now putting together a book that will contain the names of those deported to ‘build socialism’ in Karelia from almost every other … Continue reading A third of the population …
The Dmitriev Affair 