Lyudmila alexeyeva biography for kids

Russian human right activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva passed away in a Moscow hospital at 16:30 GMT on Saturday. The Soviet-era dissident who became a symbol of resistance in modern-day Russia died at the age of 91 after suffering a long illness.

Alexeyeva defended human rights in the Soviet Union right from the 1950s, went into exile and returned to continue her work later in modern Russia where Vladimir Putin was president.

Russian Social Activist Lyudmila Alexayeva died in a Russian hospital on Sunday at the age of 91.

• Lyudmila Alexayeva died in the hospital after being admitted for several days.
• She was suffering from a long-term illness.
• She is prominent for being the last Soviet dissidents of Modern Russia.

Russian human right activist and historian, Lyudmila Alexeyeva passed away in a Moscow hospital at 16:30 GMT on Saturday.

The Soviet-era dissident who became a symbol of resistance in modern-day Russia died at the age of 91 after suffering from a long illness.