ST PETERSBURG — 1998 · Murder
The Assassination of Galina Starovoytova
Galina Starovoytova, a State Duma deputy, liberal politician and ethnographer, was shot dead in the entrance of her apartment building in St Petersburg on the evening of 20 November 1998. Her aide was wounded in the attack. Starovoytova was a leading democrat known for opposing corruption and extreme nationalism. In June 2005 two men were sentenced to 20 and 23 years for carrying out the killing, and in 2006 another defendant received 11 years. However, those who ordered and paid for the murder have never been identified.
- Date
- 1998
- Place
- Griboyedov Canal, Russia, St Petersburg, RU
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Unsolved
- Coordinates
- 59.9280, 30.3150 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 20 November 1998Starovoytova was shot at her building; her aide was wounded.
- June 2005Two defendants received 20 and 23 years.
- September 2006Another defendant got 11 years; those who ordered it were never found.
Sources
- BBC News — Starovoitova killing news.bbc.co.uk ↗
- RFE/RL — High-profile killings in the post-Soviet period rferl.org ↗
- Wikipedia — Galina Starovoytova en.wikipedia.org ↗
- BBC News
- RFE/RL
- Wikipedia
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