Victor Krasin
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Victor Aleksandrovich Krasin (also spelled Viktor Krasin, Russian: Ви́ктор Алекса́ндрович Кра́син, 4 August 1929 – 3 September 2017)[1] was a Russian human rights activist, economist, a former Soviet dissident and a political prisoner. At the time of his death Krasin was a US citizen.
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Victor Aleksandrovich Krasin | |
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Виктор Александрович Красин | |
Born | (1929-08-04)4 August 1929 |
Died | 3 September 2017(2017-09-03) (aged 88) |
Nationality | Russian |
Citizenship | Soviet Union (1929–1991) → Russian Federation (1991–present), United States |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Occupation | economist |
Employer | Central Economic Mathematical Institute |
Known for | human rights activism with participation in Initiative Group for the Defense of Human Rights in the USSR |
Movement | dissident movement in the Soviet Union |
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