Ilya Yashin Quotes

Ilya Valeryevich Yashin was born in Moscow, Russia. He is a Russian activist and liberal politician, one of key leaders of political party RPR-PARNAS, co-founder and one of leaders of political movement Solidarnost. In 2005, he was one of founders of civic youth movement Oborona. He is an active participant of the Strategy-31 campaign for freedom of assembly. In 2005, he spoke against the Nashi movement, which supported President Vladimir Putin. In 2012 he was elected in Russian Opposition Coordination Council.