Vazif Meylanov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vazif Meylanov

Soviet dissident

Date of Birth: 15-May-1940

Place of Birth: Makhachkala, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 11-Jan-2015

Profession: writer, mathematician, dissident, political prisoner, human rights activist, social philosopher

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Vazif Sirazhutdinovich Meylanov (Russian: ????´? ?????????´????? ?????´???, 15 May 1940, Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR – 11 January 2015, Makhachkala) was a Soviet mathematician, social philosopher, writer, Soviet dissident and political prisoner (1980–1989).
He became renowned for his critical works on theory of socialism as well as for singular endurance and uncompromising attitude towards authorities during his prison terms.
After imprisonment and exile Vazif Meylanov dealt with the problem of personal freedom, examined social and political environment, dispelled stereotypes about Russian democracy and analyzed political consciousness of Russian society.
Besides, he was an opponent of nationalism and Islamism, while he proposed that the idea of rule of human rights should be a basis for human relationships and strong state machine should enforce rights.