Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (Russian: Анна Степановна Политковская; 30 August 1958 — 7 October 2006) was a Russian journalist. Anna Politkovskaya wrote for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta. She was born in the New York City, United States. Her parents were diplomats and her mother was Ukrainian.[1][2][3] Her birth name was Anna Stepanovna Mazepa (Russian:Анна Степановна Мазепа).[4]
Journalism[change | change source]
She was best known for her thoughts about the war in Chechnya, a Russian state. She was also against the leader of Russia, president Vladimir Putin. Many of her texts asked for human rights.
In 2002 Politkovskaya won the Courage in Journalism Award.[5]
In 2007 her set of memoirs A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption, and Death in Putin's Russia was published in English.[6]
Death[change | change source]
On 7 October 2006, she was shot dead at her house in Moscow. It is possible she was murdered for political reasons. Some Western countries have asked for a thorough investigation of her death. They see it as an attempt to end opposition to the current[needs to be explained] Russian regime, as perhaps one of the last chances to save the freedom of the press in Russia. The Noyava Gazeta has put up a reward for information that can explain why she was killed.[7]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ Halyna Mazepa: My fondest Ukrainian memories are of Katerynoslav, day.kyiv.ua
- ↑ Biography Archived 5 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, annapolitkovskayafund.com
- ↑ Anna Politkovskaya, notablebiographies.com
- ↑ Becky Smith (11 October 2006). "'Independent journalism has been killed in Russia'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Courage In Journalism Award Winners (1990-2016)". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ ""Nonfiction Book Review: A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption, and Death in Putin's Russia by Anna Politkovskaya, Author, Arch Tait, Translator, Scott Simon, Foreword by"". Publishers' Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ Luke Harding (19 February 2009). "Anna Politkovskaya murder timeline". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2012.