Russian journalist (1958–2006). Anna Politkovskaya was born on 30 August 1958. Anna Politkovskaya is remembered as a journalist, human rights defender and writer, a citizen of the Soviet Union and Russia. Notable works include “Putin's Russia” and “A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya”. Positions held included spokesperson.
Before and after
- 3 August 1958The USS Nautilus crosses the North Pole under the ice
- 16 August 1958Birth of Madonna
- 25 August 1958Birth of Tim Burton
- 29 August 1958Birth of Michael Jackson
- 30 August 1958Birth of Anna Politkovskaya
- from 1 September 1958 to 1 June 1976Cod Wars
- 22 September 1958Birth of Andrea Bocelli
- 1 October 1958NASA is founded
- 8 October 1958Birth of Ursula von der Leyen
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The era
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