Victor Krasin
Victor Aleksandrovich Krasin | |
|---|---|
| Виктор Александрович Красин | |
Victor Krasin in 1968, when he was active in the human rights movement | |
| Born | 4 August 1929 |
| Died | 3 September 2017 (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 |
Victor Aleksandrovich Krasin (also spelled Viktor Krasin, Russian: Ви́ктор Алекса́ндрович Кра́син, 4 August 1929 – 3 September 2017) 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.