Aleksandr Smirnov
Year: 1993
Nationality: Russia
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Moscow, Russia
Press organization: Molodyozhny Kuryer
What's Aleksandr Smirnov's story?
Six journalists were killed in Moscow during an October 1993 Communisthardliner uprising against Russian President Boris Yeltsin, which leftscores of people dead and wounded. One journalist died of a heartattack during the siege of the Ostankino Television Center.
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