Anna Politkovskaya
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| Born | Anna Stepanovna Mazepa 1958-08-30 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 2006-10-07 Moscow, Russia |
Cause of death | gunshot |
| Victim of | assassination |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Russia, United States |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Children | Vera Ilya |
| Spouse | Alexander Politkovsky |
A staunch opponent of the Second Chechen War who was assassinated. | |
Anna Politkovskaya was known for her opposition to the Second Chechen War and blamed the FSB for the Russian apartment bombings.
Assassination
Politkovskaya was gunned down in front of her apartment on 7 October 2006. As of 2016 Wikipedia reports that in June 2014 five men were sentenced to prison for the assassination, but it is still unclear who ordered or paid for the killing. She also reportedly felt “ill after drinking some tea that she believed contained poison”.[1]