Award
Shortly before her death, Galina Starovoitova established an award "for contributions to the protection of human rights and consolidation of democracy in Russia".
The award was sponsored by Irina Thomason and the Fund for the Protection of the Rights of Children and Women.
The recipients so far have been:
- Gleb Yakunin, a Russian Orthodox priest
- Moscow Helsinki Group founder Larisa Bogoraz
- Former St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak,
- The Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg
- Former deputy of the State Duma, Yuli Rybakov
- Leader of the Democratic Union, Valeria Novodvorskaya.
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