Boris Pavlovich Pustyntsev | |
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Борис Павлович Пустынцев | |
Born | |
Died | March 4, 2014 | (aged 78)
Nationality | Russian |
Citizenship | Soviet Union (1935–1991) → Russian Federation (1991–2014) |
Occupation | translator |
Known for | human rights activism |
Movement | dissident 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.[1]