Defending human rights in Russia : Sergei Kovalyov, dissident and human rights commissioner, 1969-2003 /

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Sergei Kovalyov is a central figure in the struggle for human rights in Russia. He was a leading Soviet biology academic and, in the 1970s after becoming active in dissident circles, was arrested by the KGB, tried, imprisoned and subjected to internal exile. After his release, he continued to work f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilligan, Emma, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York, NY : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
Series:BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ; 11.
Subjects:
Kovalev, S. A. > (Sergeĭ Adamovich), > 1930-
Human rights > Russia (Federation)
Human rights > Soviet Union.
Human rights workers > Russia (Federation) > Biography.
Human rights workers > Soviet Union > Biography.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Russie.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > URSS.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > Russie > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > URSS > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Human rights
Human rights workers
Russia (Federation)
Soviet Union
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Dissidentstvo
  • The dissident nomenklatura
  • The Supreme Soviet Human Rights Committee
  • The Presidential Human Rights Commission
  • The Chechen War 1994
  • 1996
  • Troubling times.

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