“Hostages” were rescued at the Koltsov Theater

In Moscow yesterday they were remembering the victims of the terrorist act at Dubrovka, which took place exactly nine years earlier and killed 130, while today, October 27th, the operational headquarters of the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) conducted training in the Koltsov academic theater in Voronezh. The training scenario was similar to the situation nine years ago — about 10 unidentified armed men seized the theater during the evening performance and put forward political demands and declared that, if these were not met, all the hostages — about 500 people — would be killed, and the theater blown up.

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The book ‘We Will Not Die’ is released in time for the 9th anniversary of the tragedy at Dubrovka

In October 2002, terrorists took hostage nearly 1,000 artists and spectators of the musical ‘Nord-Ost’. 130 could not be saved. Flowers and wreaths were laid by the memorial plaque, while white balloons were released into the sky.

Today in Russia they remember the victims of the tragedy at the theatrical center on Dubrovka. Victims and the loved ones of those who perished gathered by the building in Moscow. 9 years ago, nearly 1000 artists and members of the audience of the musical ‘Nord-Ost’ were held hostage by terrorists. 130 died. A moment of silence was observed in their memory, while flowers and wreaths were laid by a memorial plaque and 130 white balloons were released into the sky. In addition, on the anniversary of the tragedy a book devoted to the victims of the attack was published. Among its authors is a hostage.

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Иосиф Кобзон на церемонии памяти жертв теракта на Дубровке, 26 октября 2011

Speaking before the participants were relatives of the victims, as well as singer-parliament member Joseph Kobzon, who nine years ago participated in the rescue of women and children. Then the children's radio and television choir performed, as well as several well-known Russian musicians. After the commemorations, the abbot of the temple under construction near the theatrical center held a memorial service for the victims of the terrorist attack.

The organizers of the commemoration announced that they have put together a book dedicated to the victims of ‘Nord-Ost’. The book includes short stories about each of the one hundred and thirty who were killed during the capture of theater.

Secrets of the ‘Nord-Ost’ tragedy — 9 years later. We are now talking on this subject with Svetlana Gubareva, a former hostage, Alexander Cherkasov, a member of the board of the ‘Memorial’ human rights organization, and Elena Milashina, a columnist for ‘Novaya Gazeta’. Please tell us about this book that you are holding in your hands and that you showed to participants of today's commemoration.

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Nord-Ost. Memorial Book Of Lost Hostages

Москва, 2011.— 480 с.— Рус., англ. яз.
ISBN 978-5-7493-1595-0
УДК 323 / 324(470+571)
ББК 66.3(2Рос)3

…The Book of Memory is but a small fraction of what we have been able to do for the 130 persons who were killed at Dubrovka, October 23–26, 2002. A person lives on in the memories of friends, relatives, colleagues.

The victims were diverse: from the very young to gray-haired elders; funny, talented, busy, dreaming of a career or finishing one with dignity. They all still live in the pages of this book and in the memories of the survivors. We hope they will live in your memory as well.

This book was published with the assistance of the Office of the Mayor of Moscow.

Cover photograph by Angelos Fasoulis, Greece.

You may download the book in.pdf format here.

The materials published below were not included in the book for various reasons.

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