Sergei Kovalev
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Sergei Adamovich Kovalyov (also spelled Sergey Kovalev; Russian: Сергей Адамович Ковалёв; 2 March 1930 – 9 August 2021) was a Russian human rights activist and politician. He was a dissident and political prisoner in the Soviet era. He was a critic of Vladimir Putin and his government. From 1993 until 2003, Kovalev was a member of the State Duma. Kovalev was born in Seredyna-Buda, Soviet Union.
Kovalev died on 9 August 2021 in Moscow, aged 91.[1]
References
- ↑ "Sergei Kovalyov, Heir to Sakharov who always put Principles first, Dies At 91", Radio Free Europe (9 August 2021)
Other websites
- Kovalyov at Amnesty International
- Putin critic loses post, platform for inquiry
- Kovalyov is one of recipients of 1995 Democracy Award at National Endowment for Democracy