Vladimir Bukovsky
| Vladimir Konstantinovich Bukovsky | |
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| Native name | Владимир Константинович Буковский |
| Born |
December 30, 1942 Belebey, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship |
Soviet Union (1942–1991) Great Britain (1976–present) Russian Federation (1992–2014) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, Stanford University |
| Occupation | Human right activist, writer, neurophysiologist |
| Known for | Human rights activism with participation in the Mayakovsky Square poetry readings, the Campaign Against Psychiatric Abuse and struggle against political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, The Freedom Association |
| Movement | Dissident movement in the Soviet Union, Solidarnost |
| Awards | The Thomas S. Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties,Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom |
Vladimir Konstantinovich Bukovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Константи́нович Буко́вский; born 30 December 1942 in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR) is a Russian activist who was prominent in the Soviet dissident movement of the 1960s and 1970s and spent a total of twelve years in psychiatric prison-hospitals, labor camps and prisons within the Soviet Union. Since being expelled from the country in late 1976 he has remained in active and vocal opposition to the Soviet system and the shortcomings of its successor regimes in Russia. A writer,neurophysiologist, and activist, he is celebrated for his part in the campaign to expose and halt the political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union.
Today he is a member of the international advisory council for the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, a director of the Gratitude Fund set up in 1998 to commemorate and support former dissidents, a member of the International Council of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation, and a Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute in Washington. In 2001, Vladimir Bukovsky received the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom which has been awarded annually since 1993 by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
Vladimir Bukovsky was born in the town of Belebey in the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (today the Republic of Bashkortostan in the Russian Federation), to which his family was evacuated during World War II. After the war he and his parents returned to Moscow where his father Konstantin (1908–1976) was a well-known Soviet journalist. During his last year at school Vladimir was expelled for creating and editing an unauthorized magazine. In order to meet the requirements to apply for a university place he completed his secondary education at evening classes.
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