Nothing more than the truth

“What matters is the information, not what people think about it.”

This was the guiding principle behind Anna Politkovskaya’s courageous and insightful journalism for Novaya Gazeta, at a time when, in her own words, freedom of expression in Russia was in its death throes and fear had stifled all idealism in society. Describing life as she saw it and reporting facts and testimonies that exposed systemic inhumanity, Politkovskaya helped readers understand post-Soviet Russia, corruption within Putin’s power pyramid, and the war in Chechnya.

Admired by leading figures in culture and politics and honoured with numerous international awards, she was nevertheless branded a pariah by the Kremlin and persecuted by those who regarded her as a dangerous opponent, until she was murdered in 2006. Published posthumously, Nothing but the Truth is the definitive collection of Anna Politkovskaya’s finest articles, gathered in a single volume and including previously unpublished texts recovered from her personal computer.

“It is the principal anthology of Politkovskaya’s work. […] It is easy to see why she was so feared. She always writes in a direct, powerful style, with fine, restrained prose and that extraordinary courage we continue to find in Russians who dare to challenge the regime.”
Luís M. Faria, Expresso [5 stars]

“A collection whose style and effect are reminiscent of The Gulag Archipelago, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.”
The Independent

“Anna Politkovskaya refused to lie; her murder was an attack on world literature.”
Nadine Gordimer

“A heroic journalist.”
The Guardian

“We will continue to read her and learn from her for many years to come.”
Salman Rushdie

“Her death is a grave crime against the country, against all of us.”
Mikhail Gorbachev