Sergei Kovlev, legendary Soviet dissident, first Ombudsman of Russia and member of the Yabloko Political Committee, passed away at the age of 91
Obituary, 9.08.2021
Sergei Kovlev, legendary Soviet dissident and human rights defender, the first Ombudsman of Russia and Yabloko member, passed away at the age of 91 this morning.
Sergey Kovalev has been a member of the Yabloko party since 2006. Together with Valery Borshchyov, he headed the Yabloko party’s Human Rights Faction. In 2012 – 2019 he was a member of the Yabloko Federal Political Committee, the steering body of the party. In the 2007 State Duma elections, he was one of the top three Yabloko candidates on the party’s electoral list.
Posted: August 9th, 2021 under Condolences.