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Yan Rachinsky | |
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Ян Рачинский  | |
| Born | 6 December 1958 Moscow |
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| Occupation | Historian, mathematician, programmer |
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Yan Zbignevich Rachinsky (Russian: Ян Збигневич Рачинский, also spelt Jan Raczynski,[1][2] born 6 December 1958 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian human rights activist, programmer and mathematician.
He has been a human rights activist since the late 1980s when he first became involved in the work and activities of Memorial, a human rights organization examining the crimes of Stalin's regime. When the long-serving chairman of International Memorial, Arseny Roginsky, died in 2018, the board elected Rachinsky as his successor.[3][4]
Memorial was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and Rachinsky received the prize on its behalf.[5]
- ^ See membership of International Memorial Board, elected 23 November 2018 (in English). Raczynski is No. 19 of 28.
- ^ He prefers his surname and first name to be written as "Jan Raczynski" in the Latin script, reflecting his Polish ancestry
- ^ "Jan Raczynski has been elected chairman of Memorial (22 March 2018)". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Jan Raczynski now heads the board of International Memorial (23 March 2018)". Radio Liberty (in Russian). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Memorial", The Nobel Foundation, December 2022