A lifeless trial

Grigory Pasko, journalist

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1. A non-lyrical digression

In the chancellery for civil cases of the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow they told me that I’d need to call a consultant at such and such a number with all questions relating to the trial of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev.

– And what’s the consultant’s name?
– What business is that of yours?
– I need to call this person something after all, don’t I?
– Well, I don’t know… (A long pause) And who are you, anyway?
– Me – a journalist, my name is…
– Understood. Her name is Svetlana Anatolievna.
– Thank you!