Natalya Gorbanevskaya

Russian poet, translator, and civil rights activist.

Born May 26th, 1936 in Moscow.

Died November 29th, 2013 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]

Occupations
human rights activist, journalist, librarian, linguist, poet, translator, writer
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving