Prominent Soviet-era Russian dissident Viktor Fainberg has died at the age of 91, his children said on January 3. Fainberg was among eight dissidents who protested in Moscow in August 1968 against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. They were all quickly arrested and most suffered years in psychiatric clinics, exile, or prisons as a result. The Soviet Army and other Warsaw Pact forces were ordered into Czechoslovakia to crush reform efforts aimed at creating "socialism with a human face." Fainberg emigrated to Israel in 1974 and later resided in France. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Prominent Soviet-Era Dissident Viktor Fainberg Dies At 91
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