[spectre] In memoriam: Oleg Kireev (1975-2009)

[Inke Arns]

Dear friends,

it is with incredible sadness that I learned about Oleg Kireev's  
death. He apparently committed suicide on Thursday in Moscow.

Oleg was a very good friend and colleague whom I got to know via the  
Syndicate mailing list about ten or twelve years ago. I've alway had  
the deepest respect for the critical/theoretical/activist work he did  
in such an incredibly adversarial context as in contemporary Russia.

I will miss him a lot.

Inke Arns



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In memoriam: Oleg Kireev

On Friday April 3, 2009 we received the terribly sad news that our  
friend and ever inspiring colleague Oleg Kireev from Moscow had died,  
apparently as a result of suicide. We are left behind as friends and  
colleagues, bereaved and puzzled by this dramatic fact. Kireev was a  
prominent guest in some of the most important projects in the art /  
media / politics triangle, which we had the honour developing at De  
Balie. Kireev was a crucial figure in circles of free culture, media  
activism and the arts in Moscow, one of the most demanding  
environments for such activity one can think of.

(...)

Eric Kluitenberg

http://www.debalie.nl


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From: Matteo Pasquinelli <matteopasquinelli at gmx.it>
To: rekombinant at liste.rekombinant.org
Subject: [RK] Oleg Kireev commited suicide yesterday
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:52:51 +0200

From: dmitry vilensky <dmvilen at gmail.com>
Date: 3 April 2009 12:52:17 GMT+02:00
To: transversal-list at eipcp.net
Subject: [transversal] Oleg Kireev commited suicide yesterday

Very important Russian activist and friend - Oleg Kireev commited  
suicide yestarday in Moscow.

He was amazing person - author of 2 important books, those one who  
organised several big activist campaigns (Against All, Barricade) and  
a trigger of many artistic and activist movements in Moscow. Also  
pioner and promoter of free soft ware (active participant of Next  
Five Minutes festivale in Amsterdam) and transform contributor

Being a good friend with Oleg I could say that he is definitely is  
one more victim of new repressive climate in Russian political life  
that gives no way for such a brilliant persons to realise even a  
small part of their dreams and ambitions.

We miss him a lot - it is a big loss for the whole situation in Russia.

Dmitry Vilensky

ps - in att the photo of Oleg speaking at Russian Social Forum in 2006

http://lists.t0.or.at/wwsympa.fcgi/info/transversal-list


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Dr. Inke Arns
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