Historical FigureFemale
Galina Starovojtová
1946 – 1998
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGalina Vasilyevna Starovoitova was a Soviet dissident, Russian politician and ethnographer known for her work to protect ethnic minorities and promote democratic reforms in Russia. She was murdered in 1998.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 17, 1946
Chelyabinsk
Date of death
November 20, 1998
Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Russia
Occupations & fields
politiciananthropologistsociologisthuman rights defenderhistorian
Awards & honours
Order of the Cross of Vytis
- Field and occupation
- reformní politička a aktivistka v oblasti lidských práv
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