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Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist who saw Putin coming, killed 20 years ago
Original: Anna Politkovskaya: The journalist killed 20 years ago for understanding Putin before anyone else
Twenty years after Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead in the stairwell of her Moscow apartment building, French daily Le Monde is revisiting her legacy. The Russian journalist, famed for her reporting from Chechnya, warned early about the true nature of Vladimir Putin's rule, with coverage that now reads as a foreshadowing of the war in Ukraine. Commentators are marking the anniversary of the 2006 murder, which remains a symbol of the dangers facing critical reporters in Russia.
Why now: The 20th anniversary of her 2006 murder is prompting fresh reflection on her warnings about Putin.
Anna PolitkovskayaVladimir PutinLe MondeMoscowChechnya
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- Anna Politkovskaya: The journalist killed 20 years ago for understanding Putin before anyone else · Le Monde
Murdered in 2006 in the stairwell of her apartment building in Moscow, the renowned Russian reporter relentlessly warned, with remarkable clarity, about the true nature of Vladimir Putin. Her reporting from Chechnya already foreshadowed the war in Ukraine.
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