Politkovskaya
Proper noun
Meaning
Politkovskaya
A transliteration of the Russian surname Политковская (Politkóvskaja); female equivalent of Politkovsky (“Политковский (Politkóvskij)”)
Examples
How the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya defied the Kremlin.
Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist who covered the country's politics and the Second Chechen War.
Politkovskaya was known for her opposition to Russian President Vladamir Putin and for her work reporting from Chechnya during the Second Chechen War.