at one time alexander was doing great. former officer of the intelligence services like putin, turned billionaire. he owned pieces of russia's most powerful energy companies, airlines and banks, and still publishes the "novaya gazeta," one of the only opposition newspapers left in russia. but running a newspaper that's been harshly critical of the ruler has cost him. he's been stripped of nearly everything. it can be a dangerous thing to do investigative journalism in this country. your own paper, five journalists, six lost their lives? >> yeah. probably the biggest number because there was no war in this country. so in peaceful times to lose six journalists killed is quite a lot. >> six journalists murdered, one paper. presumably for their reporting on political corruption or human rights abuse. though pointing a finger directly at the government is impossible, one can say that the climate here is such that what you say can certainly get you killed.