Gulag Historian Ordered to Undergo Psychiatric Testing in Russia
The historian, Yuri A. Dmitriev, 61, who seemingly ran afoul of the Kremlin’s new emphasis on taking pride in Russia’s past, was arrested
in December 2016 on charges of child pornography after taking nine naked photographs of his adoptive daughter, Natalya, then 11.
that The authorities thought, ‘Why do so many people come to Sandormokh every year to pay tribute to victims of Stalin’s purges,’
But at the same time, the court took a chapter from the Stalinist past, ordering
that Mr. Dmitriev be sent to Moscow for psychiatric tests while also asking for a new review of the photographs by other experts.
Aleksandr said that A decision was made to silence the sites of Soviet crimes.
Last year, President Vladimir V. Putin, who has made the rebuilding of national Russian pride a cornerstone of his rule, said
that "excessive demonization of Stalin is one of the ways to attack the Soviet Union, Russia." Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.
11, 2018
MOSCOW — A Russian historian of the Soviet-era system of forced labor camps known as the Gulag is scheduled to undergo enforced psychiatric testing this week, apparently having ruffled some official feathers because of his dedication to unearthing
and publishing information about Stalin’s murderous rule.
