Anna Politkovszkaja Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Anna Politkovszkaja, one of the bravest Russian journalists, was assassinated by a hitman in Moscow in the fall of 2006. Just before her death, she completed poignant, “close-up” notes about the violent, corrupt reality of Putin's Russia. The author provides a passionate yet objective chronicle of the loss of freedom from the December 2003 parliamentary elections to the grim summer of 2005, a period when the country had not yet recovered from the shock of the Beslan school hostage crisis. She meticulously tracks the emergence of a new tyranny, highlighting the roles of murdered journalists, beaten and imprisoned opposition figures, as well as the democratic facades, Kremlin-funded fake opposition, and self-serving oligarchs. Beneath and beyond politics, the voices of disillusioned and oppressed ordinary people resonate, who, after a fleeting glimpse of freedom, have once again lost hope that their country can serve their interests. This work transcends a simple narrative of recent history; it serves as a warning in a world of populism and fake news, where the new enemies of freedom learn from one another. The mechanisms of Putin’s power spread virally, and if not recognized in time, they are destined to succeed. Politkovszkaja’s book is not just a Russian story; it is a universal lesson on the fragility of freedom, underscored by her tragic death.