12.11.2016  NovSU assistant professor gave a public lecture about war criminals at the prosecution office of Novgorod Region

On November 8, a public lecture was given by NovSU assistant professor of Journalism Dmitry Astashkin for high school students from school №23 at the prosecution office of Novgorod Region.

The lecture “The trial of Nazi criminals in Novgorod (1947)” was devoted to anniversary of the military parade on Red Square in Moscow (1941). Dmitry Astashkin actively explores this theme supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanitarian Research as a part of collective project “Soviet trails of war criminals in 1943-1991: purposes, functions and effects of electoral mediatization.” 

Natalya Zakharova, the regional chief assistant prosecutor, showed to students the new exhibit in the museum of public prosecution office. This exhibit was devoted to the lecture theme – Novgorod public trial of Nazi criminals (December, 1947). 

The last public trail in Russia of German war criminals was endured from December 7, 1947 to December 18, 1947 in Novgorod Kremlin, in the former drama theatre. 

Strekalovsky, the judge advocate, colonel of justice, presented public prosecution. Eight lawyers advocated accused. 36 witnesses including five German prisoners of war were called and examined. Delegations of Leningrad, Pskov and Velikie Luki Regions, journalists, photo reporters from “Novgorodskaya Pravda” magazine and citizens of postwar Novgorod attended the court.  The exhibition of photographs of occupants’ acts of atrocity was placed at the entrance. The sentence of military court of Leningrad military command was declared on December 18, 1947: all nineteen defendants were accounted guilty and sentenced to 25 years prison in Vorkutlag. 

See materials about this 1947 trail, made by NovSU assistant professor Dmitry Astashkin for the prosecution office of Novgorod Region. 

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