Journalist Anna Politkovskaya Murdered in Moscow

"Putin is a slave to his illusions": one of Anna Politkovskaya's last interviews. Journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed 20 years ago.

Consensus

Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in the entrance of her apartment building in Moscow.
The murder occurred on the day of Vladimir Putin's birthday.
Politkovskaya was a journalist for Novaya Gazeta.
She was known for her critical reporting on Putin's government and the Chechen wars.
She had recently announced an investigation into abductions in Chelyabinsk linked to Ramzan Kadyrov.
The case remains unsolved, and the perpetrator or client has never been identified.
Her work was seen as a symbol of independent journalism in Russia.

A previously unpublished interview with Anna Politkovskaya was released on the 20th anniversary of her death, featuring her critique of Putin as 'a slave to his illusions'. — tg_bbcrussian
A Swiss documentary filmmaker, Eric Bergkraut, had filmed extensive conversations with Politkovskaya and is now working on a new film about her, reflecting on why her warnings about Putin's Russia were ignored. — novaya_eu
Politkovskaya published a book titled 'Putin's Russia' in 2004. — tg_currenttime
Politkovskaya had predicted in 2004 that Putin would start a war against Ukraine. — novaya_eu