The thaw generation. Memories

Lyudmila Mikhailovna Alexeyeva (born 1927), historian and editor. Participated in the human rights performances, since the first protests against the arrest and conviction in 1966 writers Sinyavsky and Daniel. She became one of the initiators and to provide financial assistance to political prisoners and their families. In February 1977, he emigrated to the United States. He returned to Russia in 1993. In may 1996, she was elected Chairman of the Moscow Helsinki Group. From November 1998 to November 2004 — President of the International Helsinki Federation for human rights.
In the book Ludmila Alekseeva talks about his life, full of twists and turns about the time in which she and her fellow defenders had a chance to live and make your choice. Andrei Sakharov, Natan Sharansky, Larisa Bogoraz, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn... Here is a partial list of those whom you will meet readers in the "thaw Generation".