Valeriya Novodvorskaya
Valeriya Ilyinichna Novodvorskaya (Russian: Вале́рия Ильи́нична Новодво́рская; 17 May 1950 – 12 July 2014) was a liberal [1] Russian politician and Soviet dissident. She was the founder and the chairwoman of the "Democratic Union" party and a member of the editorial board of the news magazine The New Times.[2] Novodvorskaya was a fierce critic of the president Vladimir Putin and his regime.
Valeriya Novodvorskaya | |
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| 1st Chairman of the Democratic Union | |
| In office 8 May 1988 – 12 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
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| Born | Valeriya Ilyinichna Novodvorskaya 17 May 1950 Baranovichi, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 12 July 2014 (aged 64) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Political party | Democratic Union |
| Occupation | journalist of "The New Times" |
Valeriya Novodvorskaya Media
Novodvorskaya with Konstantin Borovoi on presentation of her book, Farewell of Slavyanka, 22 January 2009
Novodvorskaya with a poster telling "Putin's gang, get out to Nuremberg!" Moscow, 2014
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References
- ↑ Lukin, Alexander. The Political Culture of the Russian "Democrats". New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-829558-8, ISBN 978-0-19-829558-7. P. 260n.
- ↑ (also mentioned, Gleb Yakunin and Konstantin Borovoi) Arbatov, Alexei. Military Reform in Russia,International Security, Vol. 22, No. 4
Other websites
Media related to Valeriya Novodvorskaya at Wikimedia Commons
- Website of Democratic Union Archived 2011-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Opinions on grani.ru (Russian)
- «It can very soon come to pogroms», interview with Novodvorskaya, Jewish Observer, 21/40. November 2002