Lyudmila Mikhaylovna Alexeyeva (Russian: Людми́ла Миха́йловна Алексе́ева, IPA: [lʲʊˈdmʲilə ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪvə], 20 July 1927 — 8 December 2018) was a Russian historian and leading human rights activist. She was a founding member of the Moscow Helsinki Watch Group.[1] Alexeyeva was one of the last Soviet dissidents active in modern Russia.[2] She participated in the Strategy-31 protests. She was born in Yevpatoria, Crimea, Soviet Union.
Alexeyeva died on 8 December 2018 in Moscow at the age of 91.[3]