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| − | '''Anna Politkovskaya''' (1958-2006) was a journalist whose searing critiques of [[Vladimir Putin]] and the Russian government's policies in [[Chechnya]] earned her several prestigious awards. She found more fame in death, having been shot under suspicious circumstances on October 7, 2006 at her apartment in Moscow. | + | '''Anna Politkovskaya''' (1958-2006) was a journalist whose searing critiques of [[Vladimir Putin]] and the Russian government's policies in [[Chechnya]] earned her several prestigious awards. She also served as a mediator during the 2002 hostage situation during the showing of Nord-Ost in a Moscow theater. She found more fame in death, having been shot under suspicious circumstances on October 7, 2006 at her apartment in Moscow. |
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Anna Politkovskaya (1958-2006) was a journalist whose searing critiques of Vladimir Putin and the Russian government's policies in Chechnya earned her several prestigious awards. She also served as a mediator during the 2002 hostage situation during the showing of Nord-Ost in a Moscow theater. She found more fame in death, having been shot under suspicious circumstances on October 7, 2006 at her apartment in Moscow.