Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Mikhaylovna Alexeyeva was born on July 20, 1927, and died on December 8, 2018.

She was a Russian historian, a leading human rights activist, and one of the founding members of the Moscow Helsinki Watch Group.

Lyudmila Alexeyeva was one of the last Soviet dissidents active in modern Russia.

Lyudmila Alexeyeva passed away at 91 years old.