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Russian human rights activist (1935–2014)
Boris Pavlovich Pustyntsev
Борис Павлович Пустынцев
Born(1935-06-02)June 2, 1935
Vladivostok, Soviet Union
DiedMarch 4, 2014(2014-03-04) (aged 78)
Saint Petersburg
NationalityRussian
Citizenship Soviet Union (1935–1991) →  Russian Federation (1991–2014)
Occupationtranslator
Known forhuman rights activism
Movementdissident movement in the Soviet Union

Boris Pavlovich Pustyntsev (Russian: Бори́с Па́влович Пусты́нцев, 2 June 1935, Vladivostok – 4 March 2014, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian human rights activist. He was best known as chairman of the charitable organisation St. Petersburg NGO. He was born in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Soviet Union.

Pustyntsev died after a long illness on 4 March 2014 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was 78 years old.

References

  1. Digges, Charles (6 March 2014). "Crusading Russian rights activists and Bellona associate Boris Pustyntsev dies at 78". Bellona Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

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