Soviet physicist
Yuri Orlov (born 13 August 1924, Moscow) is a physicist, human rights activist, and public figure. He received his education at Moscow State University. Orlov was a citizen of the Soviet Union and later the United States. He is the founder of the Moscow Helsinki Group, an organization dedicated to monitoring the observance of human rights in the USSR . Orlov is recognized as an important figure in the fields of science and human rights activism.
Soviet physicist