Chairman of Memorial, a human rights organization
“It seems to me that it is not of fundamental importance who the next leader will be tomorrow. We have to decide for ourselves how much dignity or courage we can afford today.”
Russia’s Dissidents: Opposition Figures Speak Out Against Putin
Recent protests in Russia underscored growing popular dissatisfaction in a country dominated for the past decade by the quasi-authoritarian rule of President (now Prime Minister) Vladimir Putin. TIME presents portraits of prominent dissidents and opposition figures in Russia, accompanied by their own words. Photos and testimonials (edited down by TIME) come via the Institute of Modern Russia, an organization sponsored by the family of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Arseny Roginsky