Иосиф Кобзон на церемонии памяти жертв теракта на Дубровке, 26 октября 2011

Speaking before the participants were relatives of the victims, as well as singer-parliament member Joseph Kobzon, who nine years ago participated in the rescue of women and children. Then the children's radio and television choir performed, as well as several well-known Russian musicians. After the commemorations, the abbot of the temple under construction near the theatrical center held a memorial service for the victims of the terrorist attack.

The organizers of the commemoration announced that they have put together a book dedicated to the victims of ‘Nord-Ost’. The book includes short stories about each of the one hundred and thirty who were killed during the capture of theater.

Secrets of the ‘Nord-Ost’ tragedy — 9 years later. We are now talking on this subject with Svetlana Gubareva, a former hostage, Alexander Cherkasov, a member of the board of the ‘Memorial’ human rights organization, and Elena Milashina, a columnist for ‘Novaya Gazeta’. Please tell us about this book that you are holding in your hands and that you showed to participants of today's commemoration.

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The book ‘We Will Not Die’ is released in time for the 9th anniversary of the tragedy at Dubrovka

In October 2002, terrorists took hostage nearly 1,000 artists and spectators of the musical ‘Nord-Ost’. 130 could not be saved. Flowers and wreaths were laid by the memorial plaque, while white balloons were released into the sky.

Today in Russia they remember the victims of the tragedy at the theatrical center on Dubrovka. Victims and the loved ones of those who perished gathered by the building in Moscow. 9 years ago, nearly 1000 artists and members of the audience of the musical ‘Nord-Ost’ were held hostage by terrorists. 130 died. A moment of silence was observed in their memory, while flowers and wreaths were laid by a memorial plaque and 130 white balloons were released into the sky. In addition, on the anniversary of the tragedy a book devoted to the victims of the attack was published. Among its authors is a hostage.

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Karinna Moskalenko: “Besides the European Court, we do not have anything else we can count on”

Karinna Moskalenko, the attorney representing the ‘Nord-Ost’ victims at the European Court of Human Rights, talks about the case’s progress in Strasbourg, which has become became her clients’ last hope.

October 24th marks the 9 years from the date of the seizure of hostages in the theater on Dubrovka in Moscow. 912 people had come to see the musical ‘Nord-Ost’, and on October 26th, 2002, during the assault 130 of them were killed, according to official figures. The investigation into the terrorist attack was called off in 2007, but reopened again this year.

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Written by Zviad Mchedlishvili
Friday, October 21st, 2011

‘Nord-Ost’ — an unfinished play for one hundred and thirty people. It has been nine years since the tragedy at Dubrovka. Who had something to gain from the terrorist attack? Was it possible to avoid an assault? Why did the Russian authorities not let the terrorists release hostages? More questions than answers.

Musa Taipov, Anzor Maskhadov, Maxim Shevchenko, and Svetlana Gubareva on ‘Pulse of the Caucasus’ (Russian only)

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(Original title: ‘Nord-Ost’: Why the authorities are afraid of revealing the truth)

MODERATORS: TATIANA ARNO, DMITRY KAZNIN

GUEST: DMITRY MILOVIDOV

Dmitry Milovidov, a member of the coordinating council of ‘Nord-Ost’, spoke about what has changed in the 9 years since the seizure of the theatrical center on Dubrovka. His daughters were taken hostage, and one of them perished during the storming of the building.

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