Irina Ratushinskaya
Irina Borisovna Ratushinskaya | |
|---|---|
| Ирина Борисовна Ратушинская | |
 Irina Ratushinskaya. Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev | |
| Born | 4 March 1954 |
| Died | 5 July 2017 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship |  Soviet Union (1954–1991),  Russian Federation (1991–present) |
| Alma mater | Odesa University |
| Occupation(s) | poet, writer, screenwriter |
| Known for | human rights activism |
| Movement | dissident movement in the Soviet Union |
Irina Borisovna Ratushinskaya (Russian: Ири́на Бори́совна Ратуши́нская, 4 March 1954, Odesa – 5 July 2017, Moscow) was a Russian dissident, poet and writer.[1]
On September 17, 1982, Ratushinskaya was arrested for anti-Soviet agitation.[2] In April 1983, she was convicted of "agitation carried on for the purpose of subverting or weakening the Soviet regime", sentenced to seven years in a labor camp followed by five years of internal exile.[3] She was released on October 9, 1986,[2] on the eve of the summit in Reykjavík, Iceland between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.[1]
Ratushinskaya died on 5 July 2017 in Moscow of cancer at the age of 63.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Irina Ratushinskaya Papers, 1979–1997". Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- 1 2 Associated Press (October 19, 1986). "Dissident poet Iryna Ratushynska unexpectedly released from prison". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ↑ Zambrano, Mark (May 25, 1986). "Young Soviet Poet May Be Dying in Gulag, Emigres Report". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ↑ Bourdeaux, Michael (9 July 2017). "Irina Ratushinskaya obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2017.