Day of Remembrance for Journalists Who Died While Executing Their Professional Duties in Russia

December 15 is the Day of Remembrance for Journalists Who Died in the Performance of Their Professional Duties In 1991, this date was established by the Union of Journalists after the tragedy with Russian reporters in Yugoslavia Russian television correspondent Viktor Nogin and cameraman Gennady Kurennoy disappeared in the whirlpool of the civil war of their brotherly state on a September day in 1991 In May 2011, 20 years after the bloody events, the world's first monument to Russian journalists who died in the line of professional duty was erected in Croatia The 21st century has already arrived, but even now people who carry news about events taking place in the world cannot consider their profession safe Every year, 10 - 20 Russian journalists pay with their lives for their desire to honestly and honorably fulfill their professional duties and tell the truth about human existence The depressing statistics concern not only Russian correspondents; reporters all over the world are keeping count of their dead colleagues According to the UN, every five days one correspondent loses his life for bringing the latest news and breaking news to the public Journalists do not only die in war Dmitry Kholodov passed away due to a booby trap explosion in the editorial office Vladislav Listyev and Anna Politkovskaya were killed in the entrance of their house Artem Borovik died in a plane crash Near the editorial office, Paul Khlebnikov, Khadzhimurat Kamalov, and Kazbek Gekkiev were shot dead Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev was shot in a car The sad list does not end with the names of the listed journalists Many talented reporters, television cameramen, and photographers who compiled an honest chronicle of the events and facts of modern Russian and world history are on the lists of the dead Anatoly Klyan, Andrey Stenin, Anton Valoshin, Igor Kornelyuk are victims of military actions They risked their lives so that the people knew the truth about the events taking place in Ukraine, and remained faithful to their profession until the last minute Eternal memory to you guys On Remembrance Day, candles are lit, the names of those journalists whose lives were tragically cut short in the past year are listed, each is remembered by name, and everyone is mourned In memory of them, awards are established for those who perform their work with dignity In 2001, the Artem Borovik Foundation established the “Honour Courage Mastery" for the best investigative journalism At one time, Anna Politkovskaya, Valery Gergiev, and TV presenter Marianna Maksimovskaya became laureates of the award Since the time of Peter the Great, Russian “Vedomosti” served to explain the essence of government policy, shape public opinion, and talk about various events and phenomena Journalism is a creative profession But everyone who decides to devote themselves to creativity is required to be responsible for every word, for every line A society that wants to be free and informed is required to take responsibility for the safety of those who bring information to the masses On the Day of Remembrance of Journalists, we wish all of us that the mournful list will never be replenished with new names