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Childhood During the Chechen Wars and the Enduring Legacy of Natalia Estemirova

A conversation with Lana Estemirova, journalist, human rights activist, and author of the memoir Please Live: The Chechen Wars, My Mother and Me. This new book provides readers an intimate glimpse into Ms. Estemirova's childhood, lived amidst the brutality of the Chechen Wars and made remarkable by the work of her mother, legendary Memorial human rights activst Natalia Estemirova. The discussion will explore the implications of the events of the 1990s and 2000s on Chechnya's political trajectory and the essential role citizens can play when they take up the call of activism.

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