Anna Politkovskaya
| Anna Politkovskaya Анна Политковская |
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Politkovskaya during a March 2005 interview in Leipzig, Germany
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| Born | Anna Stepanovna Mazepa (Ukrainian: Га́нна Степа́нівна Мазе́па) 30 August 1958 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 7 October 2006 (aged 48) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Ethnicity | Ukrainian |
| Citizenship | Russia, United States |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Period | 1982–2006 |
| Subject | Politics, freedom of the press, human rights, social issues |
| Notable works | Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy |
| Notable awards | Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism 2001 |
| Spouse | Alexander Politkovsky |
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Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (Russian: А́нна Степа́новна Политко́вская; IPA: [ˈanːə sʲtʲɪˈpanəvnə pəlʲɪtˈkofskəjə]; Ukrainian: Га́нна Степа́нівна Політко́вська [ˈɦɑnːɐ steˈpɑnʲiu̯nɐ pɔlʲitˈkɔu̯sʲkɐ]; née Mazepa [mɐˈzɛpɐ]; 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006) was a Russian journalist, writer, and human rights activist known for her opposition to the Second Chechen War and to the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Politkovskaya made her reputation reporting from Chechnya. Her post-1999 articles about conditions in Chechnya were turned into several books; Russian readers' main access to her investigations and publications was through Novaya Gazeta, a Russian newspaper known for its often-critical investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs. From 2000 onwards, she received numerous international awards for her work. In 2004, she published a personal account, Putin's Russia.
On 7 October 2006, she was murdered in the elevator of her block of flats, an assassination that attracted international attention. In June 2014 five men were sentenced to prison for the murder, but it is still unclear who ordered or paid for the contract killing.
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