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Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (Russian: Анна Степановна Политковская; 30 August 1958 — 7 October 2006) was a Russian journalist. Anna Politkovskaya wrote for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta. She was born in the New York City, United States. Her parents were diplomats and her mother was Ukrainian.[1][2][3] Her birth name was Anna Stepanovna Mazepa (Russian:Анна Степановна Мазепа).[4]
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