A short 6-minute interview recorded on 24 July 2010at the funeral of the writer Vasily Firsov in Petrozavodsk. https://youtu.be/rBH90Y9eqfg The interview was made by Maxim Efimov, a Russian blogger, writer. It was posted on his YouTube channel, devoted to free thinking. Following harassment for his views in Karelia he became a political refugee. «Это короткое … Continue reading Yury Dmitriev (2010 video)
DMITRIEV 1 (pre-2016)*
“Gandalf’s Case”
"On 1 June in Petrozavodsk one of the most amazing people I have ever known, local historian Yury Dmitriev, went on trial," writes journalist Shura Burtin. "He is accused either of producing child pornography or illegal possession of firearms – it is uncertain which. [...] But this case began 80 years ago, in the woods … Continue reading “Gandalf’s Case”
The Dmitriev Affair 