By Elena Ryabinina

A view of the problem

We offer for your consideration the story of two former hostages from ‘Nord-Ost’, and their further adventures, as written by a close relative. Members of the Citizen’s Cooperative human rights organization sent the following material to the editorial offices of MXG Chronicles.

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'Agentura'

There was an unexpected, big break in declassifications last week. Apparently, after the events at Beslan, the Zamoskvorech'ye court decided to open access to some important documents concerning the investigation of tragedy at Dubrovka ('Nordost'). This is a positive step.

From that which was declassified, it is clear that no one was guilty in the deaths of the hostages. This, in principle, is not news, since that has been the official position since immediately after tragedy.

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By Maria Grechaninova    

Armed people on stage, and hostages in the auditorium.  These, and others, wait to see what the Russian authorities will do.  Thus it was in Moscow in 2002, and the same is happening now on stage in the theaters in London, only this time it is merely a show.

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Yesterday Pavel Borodin came to the Filatov Children’s Hospital, where there are five children who were rescued from the theater on Dubrovka. He brought huge bouquets of flowers for the small hostages, and, as moral support, shared with them his rich life experiences. “You sat for three days, while I sat for three months — and no biggie,” said ‘Pal Palych’ (Pavel Pavlovich Borodin) to the kids.

“Whom are we waiting for?” a doctor asks colleagues that are huddling on the porch of the admissions department.

“Borodin.”

“Why?”

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By Stephanie Marsh

In ‘The Times Online’, Great Britain

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The written version of the report by the Parliamentary commission investigating the causes and circumstances of the terrorist attack that took place on September 1–3, 2004 in Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania, runs over 240 pages. Its attachments are easily twice that. In order to ensure that every senator receives a copy of the report, they would have to use about 60 cases of Xerox paper, which would hardly be a realistic assignment to complete in a half hour. In this regard, the Federation Council, followed by the Central Election Commission, made a great breakthrough in the world of paperless technology: it was decided that the report it would only be published on the Federation Council’s official website, which took place only a few hours after hearings adjourned.

Their report: http://www.council.gov.ru/lawmaking/dokladparlkom/index.html

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