Russian journalist and editor of Novaya Gazeta, a beacon of independent journalism in Russia. He was the editor of Anna Politkovskaya, who was assassinated in 2006 after covering the Kremlin's wars in Chechnya. In 2021 he won the Nobel peace prize. His Nobel medal was sold at a benefit auction in 2022 by Heritage Auctions for $103.5m.
Sources: The Economist, May 15th 2025; May 2nd 2026
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