Russian journalist questions Politkovskaya tributes

A Moscow-based freelance journalist, Alexei Pankin, has questioned the haste, taste and accuracy of "the polemics" following the murder of Anna Politkovskaya. He is offended by a Financial Times article which described Politkovskaya as "Russia's bravest reporter" and the accompanying "lecture" to Russian journalists on how to grieve properly for fallen comrades. He also takes issue with a piece in The Times which asserted that Politkovskaya was "just about the only investigative journalist [in Russia]." Before my eyes, he writes, grief is turning into a dance on Anna's grave. It's a thoughtful piece. (Via Moscow Times)