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Yuri Timofeyevich Galanskov | |
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| Native name | Юрий Тимофеевич Галансков |
| Born | 19 June 1939 Moscow |
| Died | 4 November 1972 (aged 33) Mordovia |
| Occupation | Journalist, essayist, poet, and publisher |
| Period | 1961-1966 |
| Subject | Politics, Communism |
| Literary movement | Samizdat |
Yuri Timofeyevich Galanskov (Russian: Ю́рий Тимофе́евич Галанско́в; 19 June 1939 – 4 November 1972) was a Russian poet, historian, human rights activist and dissident. For his political activities, such as founding and editing samizdat almanac Phoenix, he was incarcerated in prisons, camps and forced treatment psychiatric hospitals (Psikhushkas). He died in a labor camp.