Press Release, 25.09.2024

Photo: Yabloko founder Grigory Yavlinsky introducing his lot / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

The auction featured 28 lots: works of art and personal belongings of politicians, political prisoners, writers, publicists and journalists, musicians, artists, etc. The most expensive lots of the auction were a drawing by Alexandra Skochilenko, ex-political prisoner who has been recently exchanged, a painting by the famous artist Alexei Rychkov – a gift to Grigory Yavlinsky, a bottle of 100-year-old cognac, a gift from the Yabloko politician Sergei Ivanenko to Sergei Mitrokhin, a statuette of musician Yuri Shevchuk and a disc with the new album of the DDT group, and manuscripts by Ekaterina Shulman. The total amount raised was 1.712 million rubles.

Photo: Yabloko Chair Nikolai Rybakov and journalist Irina Vorobyova introducing a lot / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

The money raised at the auction will be proportionally sent to the families of seven political prisoners: Igor Baryshnikov, Nadezhda Buyanova, Vladimir Yefimov, Yuri Kokhovets, Grigory Melkonyants, Sergei Mikhailov and Alexei Sokolov.

Photo: Deputy Chair of Moscow Yabloko Kirill Gontcharov introducing the lots / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

The organisers continue to accept donations, which will be added to the total amount and sent to help those unjustly deprived of their freedom. The transfers can only be made from Russian bank accounts. Donations will be accepted until the end of the day of 25 September.

Photo: A lot from journalist Vladimir Rayevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

Yabloko thanks the donors of the lots, and everyone who bought the lots, made bids and donations.

Photo: A lot from ex-political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

Photo: A drawing from ex-political prisoner Alexandra Skochilenko / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

More details about the auction and pictures of the lots are here: https://www.yabloko.ru/cat-news/2024/09/25