Famous Russian Lawyers

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Alexei Navalny

(Russian Opposition Leader, Lawyer, and Anti-Corruption Activist)

Birthdate: June 4, 1976

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Butyn', Russia

Described by The Wall Street Journal as the man Vladimir Putin fears most, Alexei Navalny is widely regarded as Russia's opposition leader. He is famous for his accusations of corruption in Russia and Putin's government. In 2011, he created the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which was dissolved in 2020. In August 2020, there was an attempt to assassinate him, when he was poisoned during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow.

Sergei Magnitsky

(Tax advisor)

Birthdate: April 8, 1972

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Odessa, Ukraine

Died: November 16, 2009

Lyubov Sobol

(Russian Political Leader and Lawyer)

Birthdate: September 13, 1987

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Moscow Oblast, Russia

Lyubov Sobol is a Russian public and political figure. An influential personality, Sobol serves as a lawyer of a nonprofit organization called the Anti-Corruption Foundation. In 2019, BBC included her in the leadership category of its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.

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Vladimir Kryuchkov

(Soviet Lawyer, Diplomat, and 7th Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB) (1988 - 1991))

Birthdate: February 29, 1924

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Volgograd, Russia

Died: November 23, 2007

Soviet lawyer, diplomat, and KGB chief Vladimir Kryuchkov is best remembered for his involvement in the 1991 coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Born to working-class Stalin-supporting parents, he initially worked with the Communist Youth League. He misinterpreted the Able Archer 83 conflict simulation as the beginning of a nuclear attack.

Igor Shuvalov

(Jurist, Politician, Lawyer)