Leonid Plyushch
Leonid Plyushch | |
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| Born | 26 April 1938 |
| Died | 4 June 2015 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Known for | Soviet dissident |
Leonid Plyushch (Ukrainian: Плющ Леонід Іванович; 26 April 1938 – 4 June 2015) was a Ukrainian mathematician and Soviet dissident. Plyushch became a dissident by taking a public stance on political hot topics of the time. He was arrested in January 1972 on charges of anti-Soviet activity, and was jailed for a year before his trial began.
Plyushch was born into a Ukrainian working-class family in 1938 in Naryn, Kirghizia. He died on 4 June 2015 in France, aged 77.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Помер правозахисник, дисидент Леонід Плющ" (in Ukrainian). RFE/RL. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
- PLYUSHCH, Leonid Ivanovych Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine at the Dissident Movement in Ukraine Virtual Museum
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