On 30 November, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, called a press conference to publicise the increasing restrictions on their work dedicated to exposing the truth of the Stalinist Terror. The press conference focused on the Arkhangelsk Affair – the…
The official Soviet era claim that Raoul Wallenberg died on July 17, 1947 appears ever more questionable. Since new documentation in the case continues to surface, Russian historian Nikita Petrov and other Wallenberg experts argue that the investigation should be…
Melanie Wendelin has written an article on Newsmill, urging Sweden to take their opportunity this year and demand full access to Russian archives. http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2012/05/30/sverige-borde-s-ka-sanningen-om-wallenberg Other article: 24000 days
The inquiry into Wallenberg ‘s death should be reopened. From my point of view, this could be a criminal inquiry. Murder is a criminal offense, and here it is important to identify all those responsible and reconstruct the picture of…
In her recently published mammoth work (2) of nearly 800 pages on Raoul Wallenberg, Ingrid Carlberg has a note referring to the important question of Michael Kutuzov-Tolstoy’s letter of authorisation, said to have been issued by the Swedish Minister in…
Stora mängder guld kan ha gjort att Raoul Wallenberg arresterades av Sovjetunionens trupper 1945, menar Rysslandskännaren Bengt Jangfeldt i en ny bok. Men teorin är förenklad, tycker författaren Ingrid Carlberg som nyligen släppt en bok om Wallenberg. Uppgifterna kring Wallenbergs…
När Raoul Wallenberg häktades av Sovjet i Budapest 1945 förde han med sig 15 kilo guld och smycken, värda en förmögenhet. Guldskatten kan förklara varför Sovjet grep honom. Inom UD födde guldet misstro mot Wallenberg. Det kan ha beseglat hans…
Academician Alexander Chubaryan Director The Institute of World History Russian Academy of Sciences Leninsky Prospekt 32a Moscow 119334 Russia Geneva, 11.05. 2012 Dear Mr Chubaryan, We wish to thank you for the invitation we received to attend the special…
Adler-Rudel’s visit to Sweden While Raoul Wallenberg’s detention by the Soviet organs and his final fate in Russian hands still remain matters for speculation , there has, by contrast, been a steady and useful accumulation of material disgorged from non-Russian…
…Indeed, the insistence on the truth about one man marks the starting point in the ongoing struggle to define and protect universal rights for all human beings. Remembrance, too, is vital, but it is not enough on its own. Victims need more than memorials. Wallenberg’s brother, Guy von…