Anna Mikhailovna Pankratova was a leading Soviet historian, educator and member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. A widely published author, she was editor in chief of the influential Russian historical journal Voprosy Istorii and headed the National Committee of USSR Historians. A member of the Soviet Communist Party, she became an elected member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
Anna Pavord is a British horticultural writer. She wrote for The Observer for over twenty years and for The independent for over thirty years - from its first to last print edition. Her book The Tulip (1999) was listed as a New York Times best seller.
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist and human rights activist, who reported on political events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005).
