Press Release, 6.11.2026

Photo: Yuri Shchekochikhin in a still from the film “And the Ship Sails On”

On 10 November, Yabloko’s central office in Moscow will host a screening of the documentary “And the Ship Sails On” about Yuri Shchekochikhin, a journalist and Yabloko deputy in the State Duma (1995–2003). Yuri Shchekochikhin died in July 2003. Within two weeks, an unknown illness drained all his strength, swiftly and relentlessly. To this day, his associates, friends, colleagues and family are convinced that he was poisoned because of his investigative journalism.

After the screening, applications will open for the Yuri Shchekochikhin “Young People on Young People” Prize. The competition is organised by the Shchekochikhin Foundation and Yabloko. It is open to young writers and essayists, photographers and historians. On 10 November, Yuri Shchekochikhin’s widow, writer and journalist Nadezhda Azhgikhina, and Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov will talk about the rules of the competition.

Previous prize winners will also take part in the event and share their experience. It should be noted that the Shchekochikhin Prize was established in 2024.

Everyone is welcome at the party’s central office on 10 November at 7 pm.

To take part, please register.

Photo: The launch of the film And the Ship Sails On at Yabloko’s central office in March 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service

It should also be noted that Yulia Mavrina’s documentary “And the Ship Sails On”, about Yuri Shchekochikhin, a legend of Russian journalism, a politician and a member of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma (1995–2003), was launched in March 2026. The script was written by Nadezhda Azhgikhina.