A remarkable act of conscience and generosity by Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov:
The Nobel Peace Prize auctioned off by Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold Monday night for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel.
A spokesperson for Heritage Auctions, which handled the sale, could not confirm the identity of the buyer but said the winning bid was made by proxy. The $103.5 million sale translates to $100 million Swiss francs, hinting that the buyer is from overseas. [snip]
Muratov, who was awarded the gold medal in October 2021, helped found the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and was the publication’s editor-in-chief when it shut down in March amid the Kremlin’s clampdown on journalists and public dissent in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Take that, Putin, you grubby little thief!
(Photo: Muratov receiving his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on December 10, 2021; Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images)
