Professor Bill Bowring’s guest this week answering his 25 questions is Valentina Cherevatenko (pictured right). Valentina Cherevatenko is the founder, and for many years was the chair, of Women of the Don Union, a civil society organisation based in Novocherkassk, Rostov region. Under her leadership, the organisation engaged over the years in numerous activities, including providing assistance to those who suffered during the war in Chechnya (such as finding missing persons, rehabilitation of those who suffered from trauma, etc.), supporting the creation of dialogue with women in places of conflict, including Chechnya and Ukraine, promoting women’s rights, combating domestic violence, improving relations between the police and the public, and providing free legal and other advice. You can watch the video below or on YouTube.
