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Valeriya Novodvorskaya

1950-05-17 – 2014-07-12

Portrait of Valeriya Novodvorskaya
Valeriya Novodvorskaya - politician of RussiaCredit: Dmitry Rozhkov

Life & Legacy

Valeriya Ilyinichna Novodvorskaya (Russian: Вале́рия Ильи́нична Новодво́рская; 17 May 1950 – 12 July 2014) was a Russian and Soviet dissident, writer and liberal politician. She was the founder and the chairwoman of the Democratic Union party and a member of the editorial board of The New Times.

Occupation & Career

politician, opinion journalist, political activist, journalist, writer, poet, librarian, translator, pedagogue, teacher, human rights defender, dissident

Education

Moscow State Linguistic University; State University of Education

Faith & Community

Eastern Orthodoxy; Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Starovoytova award; Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas; Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas · Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas · Starovoytova award

Church

Eastern Orthodoxy · Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Education & Institutions

Moscow State Linguistic University · State University of Education

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q463501 — wikidata View source

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