Letter from the head of the Serpukhov district Alexander Shestun from the pre-trial detention center Interest in my history in Russia is very great. My wife Yulia recorded a video message with my children to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the video received more than four million views online with thousands of comments in a week. Many wrote to me that they were impressed by what they saw, and that it leaves no one indifferent.

10 years ago, on the night of August 8, 2008, the war between Russia and Georgia began This material was published in The New Times August 18, 2008 .

Roses from the FSB If you are involved in political or human rights work, be sure to read it, this can happen to anyone. On Friday morning I got a call at the door. As someone who survived searches twice, unexpected phone calls scare me. In addition, almost no one knows my address in Moscow. In the peephole I saw a man with a bouquet of flowers. He didn't look like a courier, much less like an admirer. However, he also did not resemble a district policeman or an eshnika.

10 years ago, on the night of August 8, 2008, the war between Russia and Georgia began This material was published in The New Times August 18, 2008 .

Letter from the head of the Serpukhov district Alexander Shestun from the pre-trial detention center Interest in my history in Russia is very great. My wife Yulia recorded a video message with my children to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the video received more than four million views online with thousands of comments in a week. Many wrote to me that they were impressed by what they saw, and that it leaves no one indifferent.