Anna Politkovskaya

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Born

August 30, 1958

Age at death

48

Died

October 7, 2006

From

New York, New York, USA

Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (née Mazepa; 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006) was a Russian investigative journalist who reported on political and social events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005). On 7 October 2006 (notably, on the 54th birthday of Russian president Vladimir Putin), she was murdered in the elevator of her block of apartments, an assassination that attracted international attention.