Today, one can evaluate the activities of Anna Politkovskaya, a famous journalist, writer, and human rights activist, in different ways. She devoted most of her journalistic reporting to coverage of events from hot spots in the North Caucasus.
Journalism
Anna is a Russian woman, but was born in New York in 1958. Her parents Stepan and Raisa Mazepa were engaged in diplomatic work.
Anya received higher education at the main metropolitan university at the faculty of journalism. Her future husband Alexander was a graduate of the same university. The girl began her professional career in the Izvestia diary and in the Air Transport newspaper. This was followed by cooperation with the publishing house "Parity" and the association "ESKART". The weekly Megapolis Express published its reports until the early 90's. Following this, the journalist headed the incident section in the General newspaper.
In 1999, Anna joined the staff of Novaya Gazeta. The special correspondent chose the story of what is happening on the territory of Chechnya, where she often went on business trips, as a key area of work. Essays from the Caucasus were highly praised by colleagues and the Golden Pen of Russia Award. This was followed by the award "Good deed - kind heart" and the diploma "Golden Gong".
Journalism
Impressions from a visit to the North Caucasus are reflected in her work. The first book, Journey to Hell. The Chechen Diary, was published in 2000. Following her came the collections of "The Second Chechen" and "Chechnya: The Shame of Russia." The works have been translated and printed by dozens of countries. Of particular interest were Putin's Russia and Russia without Putin. In them, the author spoke about the leaders of the state without admiration, complained about the lack of freedom in Russia.
Public figure
Anna proved to be an active human rights activist. She supported the families of soldiers who died during the service, participated in court hearings, and helped victims of the terrorist attack on Dubrovka. The journalist studied corruption in higher military circles and among the command in Chechnya. Without hiding her emotions, she spoke quite sharply about the current leadership of the country.
Personal life
Anna created a family with Alexander Politkovsky as a student at Moscow State University. The continuation of their love became children: son Ilya and daughter Vera. The family union lasted more than twenty years, but, according to Alexander, the marriage ceased to exist in 2000, although there was no divorce. They looked at the profession differently, the husband considered himself a real reporter, and did not share his wife’s fascination with journalism: "this is either writing, or something else." The spouses' career did not develop equally. At first, Anna was unlucky, in journalism her name became known only in the late 90s. The peak of Alexander’s popularity, on the contrary, occurred during perestroika. All the time, spouses and colleagues supported each other.
