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| Novodvorskaya has been active in the Soviet ] movement since her youth, and first imprisoned by the Soviet authorities in 1969 for distributing leaflets that criticized the Soviet invasion in ] (]). She was locked in a ]. She described her experiences there in her book ''Beyond Despair.'' | Novodvorskaya has been active in the Soviet ] movement since her youth, and first imprisoned by the Soviet authorities in 1969 for distributing leaflets that criticized the Soviet invasion in ] (]). She was locked in a ]. She described her experiences there in her book ''Beyond Despair.'' | ||
| Novodvorskaya is openly critical of Russian government policies. <ref></ref> | Novodvorskaya is openly critical of Russian government policies. <ref></ref>, including ], domestic policies of ], and the rebirth of ] in Russia <ref name="NV_28_08">. ] website</ref> | ||
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| She received the ] award "for contribution to the defense of ] and strengthening democracy in Russia". She said at the ceremony that "we are not in opposition to, but in confrontation with, the present regime"<ref>] (2007) ''A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption, and Death in Putin's Russia'', Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6682-7, page 38. </ref> | |||
| Novodvorskaya positions and statements are often a fuel for controversy. Among her sayings was | |||
| *a statement that ] was to Japan's good<ref name=NM_46>Газета «Новый взгляд» N46 от 28 августа 1993 г. Статья: «Не отдадим наше право налево!»</ref> | |||
| *support for ] policy<ref name="NV_28_08">. ] website</ref> | |||
| *support of ]<ref name=NM_46 /> | |||
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| * she claimed that terrorist Shamil Basaev was a democrat | |||
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Valeria Ilyinichna Novodvorskaya (Russian: Валерия Ильинична Новодворская) (born May 17, 1950, Baranavichy, Belarus) is a Russian politician, dissident, the founder and the chairwoman of the "Democratic Union" party.
Novodvorskaya has been active in the Soviet dissidents movement since her youth, and first imprisoned by the Soviet authorities in 1969 for distributing leaflets that criticized the Soviet invasion in Czechoslovakia (Prague Spring). She was locked in a Soviet psychiatric hospital. She described her experiences there in her book Beyond Despair.
Novodvorskaya is openly critical of Russian government policies. , including Chechen Wars, domestic policies of Vladimir Putin, and the rebirth of Soviet propaganda in Russia
- support of 2003 invasion of Iraq
Awards
She received the Starovoytova award "for contribution to the defense of human rights and strengthening democracy in Russia". She said at the ceremony that "we are not in opposition to, but in confrontation with, the present regime"
Notes
- Valeria Novodvorskaya's Blog
- Газета «Новый взгляд» N46 от 28 августа 1993г.. Democtratic Union website
- Cite error: The named reference
NM_46was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Комсомольская правда (9.2.2007)
- Anna Politkovskaya (2007) A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption, and Death in Putin's Russia, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6682-7, page 38.
Her books
- Valeriya Novodvorskaya. Beyond despair. .Moscow, Novosti. 1993 Валерия Новодворская. По ту сторону отчаяния. Template:Ru icon
See also
External links
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