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Alexander Ginzburg

Russian journalist, poet, human rights activist and dissident (1936-2002) · France · On the map · Journalists · Died at 65

Alexander "Alik" Ilyich Ginzburg, was a Russian journalist, poet, human rights activist and dissident. Between 1961 and 1969 he was sentenced three times to labor camps.

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In 1979, Ginzburg was released and expelled to the United States, along with four other political prisoners and their families, as part of a prisoner exchange.

Country
France
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2002 · aged 65