Ecologist Ivan Smirnov passed away
Condolences, September 12, 2013
Our friend, environmental activist and professional biologist Ivan Smirnov passed away suddenly on September 11.
We struggled against the cut down of the Khimki forest and the destruction of the other green territories in the Moscow region together for the past few years. In 2011 the YABLOKO party published a book “The Khimki forest. Uncompleted struggle” by Ivan Smirnov. In his book Smirnov told about the history and the nature of this unique territory and displayed the chronicle of the struggle for its protection.
Ivan Smirnov was a very cheerful, kind and tender-hearted person who was a real professional and a true citizen.
His death is a great loss for all of us.
I express my condolences on the death of Ivan Smirnov to his friends and relatives.
Sincerely yours,
YABLOKO’s Chair
Sergei Mitrokhin
Posted: September 14th, 2013 under Protection of Environment.