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.
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[change | change source]
- ↑ "В Москве скончался правозащитник, член Московской Хельсинкской группы Глеб Якунин" (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
Other websites[change | change source]
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)
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