The death of renowned Russian physicist and human rights advocate Yuri Orlov last week prompted tributes from governments across the world. The one notable exception, unsurprisingly, was Orlov’s own, in Russia, whose record on human rights is almost indistinguishable from that of the regime he defied in the Soviet era. Knowing Orlov as I did, I think he would consider this silence a more fitting recognition than any hypocritical statement the Kremlin could have made.
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Remembering Yuri Orlov
Soviet dissident Yuri Fyodorovich Orlov at New York airport upon arrival from Moscow on Oct. 5, 1986.
