YURY DMITRIEV was due to be released from the Petrozavodsk Detention Centre on Sunday, 28 January 2018. Unexpectedly, he arrived home early on Saturday. Anna Yarovaya went to visit him immediately, to learn the details of his release and his plans for the future. Yury Dmitriev, 27 January 2018 (photo, Sergei Markelov) Let’s begin with … Continue reading After Dmitriev’s release: a first interview
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Deaths on the White Sea Canal, 1931-1933
According to official figures, during the construction of Belomor, the White Sea Canal, 2.24% of the prisoners in the BelBaltlag camp complex died in 1931 (1,438 persons), 2.03% died in 1932 (2,010 persons) and in 1933, due to famine in the USSR and the rapidly approaching deadline to finish the project, 10.56% of the prison … Continue reading Deaths on the White Sea Canal, 1931-1933