Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Anna Politkovskaya
Born: August 30, 1958
Died: October 7, 2006 (aged 48)
Bio: Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist, writer, and human rights activist known for her opposition to the Second Chechen War and President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
Known for:
- Putin's Russia (2004)
- A Russian Diary
- A Small Corner of Hell (2003)
- A Dirty War (2001)