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Born | Elizaveta Petrovna Sidorova 20 February 1962 Moscow, Soviet Union |
Died | 25 December 2016 Sochi, Russia | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | Public figure, human rights activist, expert in the field of palliative medicine |
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Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka (Template:Lang-ru, also known as Dr. Liza (Template:Lang-ru); 20 February 1962 – 25 December 2016) was a Russian humanitarian worker and charity activist. She died in the 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash.
Biography
A pediatric anesthesiologist by training, she has been the head of a humanitarian NGO Spravedlivaya Pomoshch (Russian for Fair Aid or Fair Help), which she founded in 2007 in Moscow.[1] Her activities were a subject of a documentary film by Elena Pogrebizhskaya.[1] Shortly before her death she received a Russian state award for outstanding achievements in charity and human rights activities.[1]
On 25 December 2016, while travelling to Latakia to deliver medical supplies to Tishrin University Hospital, she died in the 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "'Dr. Liza was a miracle': Russians horrified as revered humanitarian activist listed on fatal flight". RT International. Retrieved 25 December 2016.