Background
Pliushch, Leonid was born in 1939 in Kiev.
Pliushch, Leonid was born in 1939 in Kiev.
In his youth, an active Komsomol member. Mathematician. Became involved in the human rights struggle in the Ukraine. Held in a psychiatric hospital, 1972-1976.
After a long and active protest campaign in the West, released and allowed to emigrate. Represents a left-wing Ukrainian nationalist point of view and continues his human rights activity in the West. Lives in Paris.