Viktor Popkov

Viktor Alekseyevich Popkov Виктор Алексеевич Попков (June 17, 1946 - June 2, 2001) was a Russian dissident, humanitarian, human rights activist and journalist. He spent the last 15 years of his life in the hot spots of the falling Soviet Union, including the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, the Nagorno-Karabakh War and the war in Chechnya. A deeply religious Old Believer and pacifist, Popkov taught non-violence.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 17, 1946
Birth place
Soviet Union , Krasnodar
Nationality
Russians
Religion
Old Believers
cause of death
Assassination
Date of deathJune 02, 2001
Place of death
Russia , Krasnogorsk Moscow Oblast

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External resources

  1. http://2001.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2001/29n/n29n-s06.shtml
  2. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/04/21/chechnya.wounded/index.html
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1290100.stm
  4. http://popkov.omega-org.ru
  5. http://viktorpopkov.narod.ru
  6. http://www.circassianworld.com/Popkov_Facts_Thoughts.html
  7. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/oct/07/comment.religion
  8. http://www.krotov.info/libr_min/p/popovsk/popkov_00.html
  9. http://www.quakers.org.au/nonviolence/june.shtml