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Yevgenia Debryanskaya: The Life Of A Former Activist


Yevgenia Debryanskaya: The Life Of A Former Activist
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Since President Vladimir Putin came to power, hundreds of activists have been forced from politics or pushed to the margins as the Kremlin has tightened its grip on Russia. A number of passionate people who once flouted bans on protests, raided presidential offices, or founded opposition groups have left the country or retreated into their private lives. Yevgenia Debryanskaya was a determined gay rights activist and a co-founder of a party that called for the disbanding of the army and the legalization of same-sex marriage and marijuana.

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