Martin Dewhirst

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Martin Dewhirst lectured on Russian literature and history at the University of Glasgow from 1964 until 2000. He is an expert on Russian Samizdat and on the Tsarist, Soviet and neoSoviet systems of censorship. Of late he has been working to improve the conditions in which people deprived of liberty in Russia are held.

Subpages (5): Martin Dewhirst on trust, distrust and human rights The Russian Penal System. Can Public Oversight Make Much Difference? The West is, with every passing year, doing less and less to support those in Russia who try actively to further Western values in their country What does the future hold for Khodorkovsky’s mistreated employees? Why Europe Needs a Magnitsky Law

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