Mark Feygin
Mark Feygin | |
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Марк Фейгин | |
Feygin in 2023 | |
| Born | Mark Zakharovich Feygin 3 June 1971 (age 54) Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Samara State University |
| Occupation(s) | former lawyer, politician |
| Known for | State Duma deputy, defense of Pussy Riot |
| Political party | Democratic Russia |
| Website | FEYGIN LIVE on YouTube |
Mark Zakharovich Feygin (Russian: Ма́рк Заха́рович Фе́йгин; born 3 June 1971) is a Russian human rights activist and former lawyer who represented Pussy Riot, Nadiya Savchenko and Leonid Razvozzhayev in Russian courts. He also served from January 1994 to December 1995 as a deputy of the State Duma and was the vice mayor of Samara. In 2011 and 2012, Feygin was active in opposition to President Vladimir Putin, and announced that he was forming an opposition party.