Anastasia Vasilyeva
Anastasia Vasilyeva | |
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Анастасия Васильева | |
| Born | 12 March 1984 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | First Moscow State Medical University |
| Known for | personal doctor to Alexei Navalny |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | ophthalmology |
| Institutions | Research Institute of Eye Diseases First Moscow State Medical University |
Anastasia Yevgenyeva Vasilyeva (Russian: Анастасия Евгеньевна Васильева; born 12 March 1984) is a Russian ophthalmologist and human rights activist who was the personal doctor to opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Vasilyeva founded the Alliance of Doctors, an independent medical trade union that was originally aligned to Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, before she publicly distanced herself from Navalny and the ACF in 2021. In addition to her political activism, Vasilyeva gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia due to her public criticisms of Vladimir Putin's response.