Vladimir Bukovsky Net Worth

Begins Dissident Activities

Starts participating in protests and distributing samizdat literature.

Forced Psychiatric Confinement

Is forcibly confined in Soviet psychiatric institutions.

Prisoner Exchange for Corvalán

Exchanged for Chilean communist leader, gains international recognition.

Publishes 'To Build a Castle'

Publishes memoirs, detailing experiences in Soviet prison-hospitals.

Becomes Political Commentator

Becomes a vocal critic of the Soviet regime from abroad.

Gives Testimony to Russian Parliament

Provides evidence on the Soviet Communist Party's crimes.

Death

Passes away, leaving behind a legacy as a prominent dissident.

Legacy of Soviet Dissident

Remembered as a courageous voice against Soviet oppression, but less known today.