A Bitter Taste of Freedom

The Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya dedicated her life to denouncing atrocities in her country. Her personal reporting on the wars in Chechnya and the fate of Chechen refugees garnered her international fame and numerous awards, but also staunch opposition. On October 7, 2006, she was murdered in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building, and the perpetrator is at large to this day. Director and close friend Marina Goldovskaya filmed Politkovskaya, who was known by collea