Boris Pustyntsev

Boris Pavlovich Pustyntsev (Russian: Бори́с Па́влович Пусты́нцев, 2 June 1935, Vladivostok – 4 March 2014, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian human rights activist. He was best known as chairman of the charitable organisation St. Petersburg NGO. He was born in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Soviet Union.

Boris Pavlovich Pustyntsev
Борис Павлович Пустынцев
Born	(1935-06-02)June 2, 1935 Vladivostok, Soviet Union
Died	March 4, 2014(2014-03-04) (aged 78) Saint Petersburg
Nationality	Russian
Citizenship	Soviet Union (1935–1991) → Russian Federation (1991–2014)
Occupation	translator
Known for	human rights activism
Movement	dissident movement in the Soviet Union

Pustyntsev died after a long illness on 4 March 2014 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was 78 years old.^[1]