Anna Politkovskaya

An outstandingly courageous critic of the current Russian regime,
journalist and author Anna Politkovskaya has been the recipient
of numerous international honours. Sadly she was found shot dead
in a lift at her apartment block in Moscow on 7 October 2006. She
was one of our most welcome guests at the Book Festival in 2005
and spoke compellingly about her work and also her fears for her
life. This talk is translated from Russian.