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Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Soviet-Russian human rights activist (1927–2018).
The record
Lyudmila Alexeyeva was a Soviet-Russian human rights activist. Born on 20 July 1927 in Yevpatoriya, Alexeyeva died on 8 December 2018 in Moscow at the age of 91.
Alexeyeva studied at MSU Faculty of History. Honours include Olof Palme Prize, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, among 10 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 37 languages, Lyudmila Alexeyeva is No. 51,828 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 20 July 1927, Yevpatoriya
- Died
- 8 December 2018, Moscow (aged 91)
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Known as
- Historian, human rights defender, writer
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Education
- MSU Faculty of History
- Languages
- Russian
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 37
Did you know
91
Lived to 91.
20 Jul
Shares a birthday with Petrarch and Edmund Hillary.
6
One of 6 people in the Index born in Yevpatoriya, with Sergey Sokolov.
37
Has a Wikipedia article in 37 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
- SpouseNikolai Vilyams
- ChildMichael V. Alexeev
Honours and works
Awards
- Olof Palme Prize2004
- Officer of the Legion of Honour2007
- Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas2008
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2009
- Sakharov Prize2009
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class2012
- Václav Havel Human Rights Prize2015
- State Prize of the Russian Federation2017
- Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland2018
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude
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