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The Verdict on Spring: The Vesna Case
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The Verdict on Spring: The Vesna Case
Alexander Skobov: Behind Bars in the USSR and Putin’s Russia
David Frenkel tells the story of Alexander Skobov, 67, a veteran Soviet dissident who finds himself back behind bars for speaking out against Russia's war against Ukraine.
The number of Russians who find themselves behind bars for opposing the authorities who launched the war with Ukraine grows by the day. There are hundreds of political prisoners in the country. We try to remind our readers about these people every chance we get. Today, Mediazona’s David Frenkel tells the story of Alexander Skobov, 67, a historian from St Petersburg, a defendant in the last…
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Would That the Tanks Were Pink
Would That the Tanks Were Pink
Varya Mikhailova Facebook February 13, 2022 I am quite troubled by statements on this topic, because it seems really pathetic to write from Russia that you are against war if you don’t do anything about it (and can’t even imagine what you can do), but it’s horrible to watch the video footage of tanks and realize that your country is doing this. No matter what wing of the opposition we belong to,…
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All in the Family
All in the Family
In his profile of badass Petersburg photojournalist David Frenkel, published today in the Globe and Mail, Anthony Feinstein focuses on Frenkel’s father (Alik, unnamed here) as the source of his moral courage and love of photography, not deigning to mention his equally badass mom (Lika) and badass wife (Varya). Or, for that matter, the “family business”: the St. Petersburg Jewish Community Center,…
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David Frenkel: The Year 2020 in Pictures
David Frenkel: The Year 2020 in Pictures
David Frenkel Facebook December 30, 2020 I had a poor year for shooting photographs: there were few events in [Petersburg], and I missed some important stories due to my arm being broken. But in the end, it seems that the photos still piled up. January 19, 2020. Activists of the Vesna Movement say goodbye to the Russia Constitution near the Constitutional Court in Petersburg. January 31, 2020.…
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Reverse Charges Instead of filing charges against the police officer who broke Mediazona journalist David Frenkel's arm at Polling Station No.
Chronicle of Current Vote Rigging
Chronicle of Current Vote Rigging
A Chronicle of Current Vote Rigging: The Russian National Referendum Through the Eyes of Observers of Petersburg July 16, 2020
This film by Observers of Petersburg shows how such how a high turnout (74.7%) and outcome (77.7% “yes” votes) were attained in Petersburg in the 2020 Russian national referendum.
Spoiler alert! All this…
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