On 5 May 2018, YURY DMITRIEV and his defence attorney Victor Anufriev were photographed on the banks of Lake Onega, east of St Petersburg.
DMITRIEV 2 (2016-18)*
“I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
Despite repeated forensic analysis to the contrary, the Russian historian has spent 13 months in pre-trial detention on child pornography charges (writes Natalia Shkurenok). On 27 March 2018, the final hearing was held in the prosecution of Russian historian and rights defender YURY DMITRIEV. Dmitriev, who has been instrumental in investigating Karelia’s Gulag past, was … Continue reading “I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
“Anyone can find themselves in prison …”
"After we'd recovered from the excitement of Yury Dmitriev's release" (see 28 January interview) "I thought of more questions I wanted to ask him, though these still do not exhaust my list," writes Anna Yarovaya. Yury Dmitriev (photo, Sophia Pankevich) "I tried not to repeat anything. I particularly like the passage about his beard: the … Continue reading “Anyone can find themselves in prison …”
Yury Dmitriev is home
(photo, Anna Artyemeva)
Happier Times
Yury Dmitriev's beloved Alsatian Vedma (Witch) died a while back. He himself, as we know, has spent over a year in the Petrozavodsk Detention Centre. During that time he and his foster daughter have not seen one another. Among the dozens of New Year's greetings sent to Katerina Klodt via the Russian supporters' page on … Continue reading Happier Times
The Dmitriev Affair 