In early July 1997, DMITRIEV together with Irina Flige and the late Veniamin Joffe discovered a huge killing field of the Great Terror near Medvezhegorsk in Karelia. Subsequently it became known as Sandarmokh. Weeks later, in early September, he and Sergei Chugunkov identify the Krasny Bor killing field and burial ground not far from Petrozavodsk, … Continue reading Timeline (1), 1997-2008
CHUKHIN, Ivan*
The Search for Sandormokh
“Twenty years ago, it seemed to us that Sandormokh as a place and these acts of remembrance divided the present from the past,” said Irina FLIGE in August 2017, at the Day of Remembrance at Sandormokh. “Today, unfortunately, we must recognise that memories of the Great Terror have not become part of our [shared] memory … Continue reading The Search for Sandormokh
Forgotten or Remembered
"Recently, for one reason and another, I've visited different villages in Russia," writes Yury MIKHAILIN (an administrator of the Dmitriev Supporters' Facebook page). "In many of them there stands a memorial to soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War [1941-1944] and in almost every case it is not simply a monument. Names are carved … Continue reading Forgotten or Remembered
Only three hearings to go?
"It’s very important to gather people for the last three hearings, we hope, at the Petrozavodsk city courthouse," wrote Daniil Saksonov on 2 March. The court would again hear the Dmitriev case on Wednesday, 14 March, and on Tuesday and Thursday, 20 and 22 March, respectively. "It would be a pity, you must agree, if … Continue reading Only three hearings to go?
In the archives (part 2)
Yury Dmitriev, "My Path to Golgotha" "Then I became an aide to Ivan Chukhin, a deputy of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet (and the State Duma, 1990-1995). He was a lieutenant-colonel in the police, a psychologist. Ivan Chukhin, 1948-1997 "Around that time, it was decided to compile a Book of Remembrance for Karelia. That’s to say, … Continue reading In the archives (part 2)
The Dmitriev Affair 