[Editor’s note: Andrei Novikov is a Russian journalist, who at one point was subjected to involuntary psychiatric confinement after publishing articles critical of local government. His case first rose to international attention on this blog and was supported by Reporters without Borders. From time to time, he contributes opinion essays to us.] THEY HAVEN’T KILLED YOU YET…. To the memory of Anna Politkovskaya Andrei Novikov Independent Political Columnist I proposed holding a rally in memory of Anna Politkovskaya in the city of Rybinsk. They shoved my proposal away. I proposed having at least a minute of silence in memory of Anna Politkovskaya. Then they told me: “We’re not interested in politics!”. Then I told them literally the following: “When they kill you, you’ll get interested in politics instantly.” Then those who aren’t interested in politics looked at me and said: “And who is this Anna Politkovskaya anyway?”