The Assassination of Anna Politkovskaya
“We don’t give out Pulitzer prizes here. Instead, assassination is the top honor, proof that a journalist has uncovered an important story that implicated the powerful in evil deeds.” — Vedomosti, Russian business newspaper.
Her desk remains as it was almost 14 years later. It stands as a memorial of her life and for the lives of other murdered journalists at the Novaya Gazeta. A reminder of why they do their jobs, and the danger of the work they do.
Born on the 30th August 1958 in New York, Anna Politkovskaya was an investigative journalist, known for her heavy-hitting articles on war and political corruption.
Spending most of her childhood living in Moscow, it was only fitting that she attended university there too. She graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in journalism in 1980 and married fellow student, Alexander Politkovsky.
In 1982, Anna joined Izvestia, a daily Russian newspaper, where she worked as a reporter and editor in the emergency and accident column.
