Gleb Yakunin
Gleb Yakunin | |
|---|---|
Глеб Павлович Якунин | |
Gleb Yakunin at a pro-democracy rally in Moscow, November 2012 | |
| Member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia | |
| In office 1990 – 12 December 1993 | |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Himself as a member of the State Duma) |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 12 December 1993 – 17 December 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Position established (Himself as a member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1936 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Died | 25 December 2014 (aged 78) Moscow, Russia |
| Political party | Democratic Choice of Russia |
Gleb Pavlovich Yakunin (Russian: Глеб Па́влович Яку́нин; 4 March 1936 – 25 December 2014) was a Russian priest and dissident, who fought for the principle of freedom of conscience in the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, and was elected member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia and State Duma from 1990 to 1995.