Gleb Yakunin | |
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Глеб Павлович Якунин | |
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 | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) | 4 March 1936
Died | 25 December 2014 Moscow, Russia | (aged 78)
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.