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The assassination of Anna Politkovskaya (born 1958), the Russian journalist, writer and human rights activist, took place on 7 October 2006. She was known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict and criticism of Putin.〔World Politics Review LLC,(Politkovskaya's Death, Other Killings, Raise Questions About Russian Democracy ), 31 October 2006〕 She authored several books about the Chechen wars, as well as ''Putin's Russia'', and received numerous prestigious international awards for her work. Her murder was widely perceived as a contract killing, sparking a strong international reaction. ==Background== Politkovskaya's book, ''Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy'', strongly criticized Putin's federal presidency, including his pursuit of the Second Chechen War. She accused Putin and the Russian secret service FSB of stifling all civil liberties in order to establish a Soviet-style dictatorship, but admitted that "it is we who are responsible for Putin's policies": :"Society has shown limitless apathy.... As the Chekists have become entrenched in power, we have let them see our fear, and thereby have only intensified their urge to treat us like cattle. The KGB respects only the strong. The weak it devours. We of all people ought to know that." She also wrote: :"We are hurtling back into a Soviet abyss, into an information vacuum that spells death from our own ignorance. All we have left is the internet, where information is still freely available. For the rest, if you want to go on working as a journalist, it's total servility to Putin. Otherwise, it can be death, the bullet, poison, or trial—whatever our special services, Putin's guard dogs, see fit."〔(Poisoned by Putin ) ''The Guardian'', 9 September 2004〕 "People often tell me that I am a pessimist, that I don't believe in the strength of the Russian people, that I am obsessive in my opposition to Putin and see nothing beyond that," she opens an essay titled ''Am I Afraid?'', finishing it—and the book—with the words: "If anybody thinks they can take comfort from the 'optimistic' forecast, let them do so. It is certainly the easier way, but it is the death sentence for our grandchildren."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Short biography from the 2003 Lettre Ulysses Award )〕〔(Last article by Anna Politkovskaya )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Assassination of Anna Politkovskaya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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