Gleb Yakunin

Gleb Pavlovich Yakunin (Russian: Глеб Па́влович Яку́нин; 4 March 1934 – 25 December 2014) was a Russian priest and dissident. He fought for the freedom of conscience in the Soviet Union. He was member of Moscow Helsinki Group, and he was elected to Russian Parliaments from 1990 to 1999.

Gleb Yakunin at Moscow opposition rally, 2012

Yakunin was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. He died at the age of 80 after a long illness on 25 December 2014 in Moscow, Russia.[1]

References

"В Москве скончался правозащитник, член Московской Хельсинкской группы Глеб Якунин" (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

Other websites

Media related to Gleb Yakunin at Wikimedia Commons

Biography and photo album of Gleb Yakunin Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
Interview with Portal-Credo.ru Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
Declaration on the church rights of Orthodox Communities and Eparchies (in English)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "В Москве скончался правозащитник, член Московской Хельсинкской группы Глеб Якунин" (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.