Russian politicians, opposition activists and foreign dignitaries attended the funeral of veteran human rights defender Lyudmila Alexeyeva in Moscow on Tuesday. She died at a hospital in the Russian capital at the age of 91 last Saturday.
Alexeyeva was a driving force behind the civil-rights movement in the Soviet Union and helped found the Moscow Helsinki Group — the oldest Russian human-rights organization.
Her body is scheduled to be cremated at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.
