![]() Lev Shlosberg is a journalist and politician from Pskov region who became well known in connection with his courageous investigation into the deaths of 12 paratroopers stationed in Pskov, as a result of which he suffered a serious assault. As The Moscow Times reports, ‘ In 2014, Shlosberg carried out an investigation into the deaths of 12 paratroopers from the Pskov-based 76th Airborne Division, whom he believed had died while fighting in Ukraine. Russia's Chief Military Prosecutor refused to disclose information on the deaths, calling it a “state secret.” […] A week after Shlosberg's newspaper published the probe into the funerals of the two soldiers allegedly killed while fighting in Ukraine, he was beaten unconscious near his home.' In an interview with The Moscow Times on hearing that he had been made the award, Lev Shlosberg said: 'I am grateful to receive this award, but it's a sad award; it is not a reason for joy. It was created in the memory of the slain man who defended his beliefs. It would be much better if he was alive.' Photo: Wikipedia Source: Anastasia Bazenkova, Russian Journalist Shlosberg to Receive First Nemtsov Prize, The Moscow Times, 23 May 2016 |
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