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Sat 10 Oct 2006Murder of journalist has damaged Russia's imageIt is in Mr Putin's interest that the perpetrators of the death of Anna Politkovskaya be brought swiftly to justice, writes Séamus MartinThe little shrine set up in the offices of Novaya Gazeta in Moscow following the death of Anna Politkovskaya was adorned, in traditional style, with a Russian Orthodox icon and a photograph of the murdered journalist. Flowers, arranged in even numbers, were placed around the shrine, because in Russia even numbers are for the dead and odd numbers for the living.