Yury A. Dmitriev

Gulag researcher and human rights activist
Person human Q21683938
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Yury A. Dmitriev

Summary

Yury A. Dmitriev is a human[1]. He was born in Petrozavodsk[2]. He was born on +1956-01-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a human rights defender[4], historian[5], opinion journalist[6], and publisher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Petrozavodsk[2], Yury A. Dmitriev…
  • Yury A. Dmitriev was born on +1956-01-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev held citizenship in Soviet Union[9].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev held citizenship in Russia[10].
  • Russian was Yury A. Dmitriev's native language[11].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev worked as a human rights defender[4].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev worked as a historian[5].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's professions included opinion journalist[6].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev worked as a publisher[7].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's field of work was opinion journalism[12].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's field of work was regional history[13].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's field of work was publishing[14].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev received the Gold Cross of Merit‎[15].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev received the Lev Kopelev Prize[16].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev received the Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award[17].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev was a member of Memorial[18].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's image is recorded as Yury Alexeyevich Dmitriev (2007).jpg[19].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev is recorded as male[20].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3401150264374005860002[22].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's GND ID is recorded as 1194319173[23].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2022054581[24].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's IdRef ID is recorded as 259948004[25].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's Commons category is recorded as Yury Alexeyevich Dmitriev[26].
  • Yury A. Dmitriev's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as js20231205588[27].

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Origins and Family

Yury A. Dmitriev was born in Petrozavodsk[2]. He was born on +1956-01-28T00:00:00Z[3]. Russian was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender[4], historian[5], opinion journalist[6], and publisher[7]. Fields of work include opinion journalism[12], a journalism genre[28]; regional history[13], an academic discipline[29]; and publishing[14], an industry[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Gold Cross of Merit‎[15]; Lev Kopelev Prize[16], a peace award[31], in Germany[32]; and Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award[17], an award[33], in Norway[34], founded in 1980[35].

Why It Matters

Yury A. Dmitriev ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Yury A. Dmitriev born?

Yury A. Dmitriev was born in Petrozavodsk[2].

What did Yury A. Dmitriev do for work?

Yury A. Dmitriev worked as human rights defender[4], historian[5], opinion journalist[6], and publisher[7].

What awards did Yury A. Dmitriev receive?

Honors received include Gold Cross of Merit‎[15], Lev Kopelev Prize[16], and Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Q57241986. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . memorial.de. Retrieved . memorial.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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