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Viktor Alksnis

Viktor Imantovich Alksnis (Russian: Виктор Имантович Алкснис, Latvian: Viktors Alksnis; 21 June 1950 – 1 January 2025) was a Russian politician and Soviet Air Force colonel of Latvian descent. He was the chairman of the Russian Center of Free Technologies, an organization intended to promote Free Software and open standards in Russia. He was a member of…

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Born
(1950-06-21)21 June 1950 Tashtagol, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Citizenship
Russian
Died
1 January 2025(2025-01-01) (aged 74)
Other political affiliations
Interfront of Latvia (1988–1989) Inter-regional Deputies Group (1989) Soyuz (1989–1991) National Salvation Front (1992–1993) Club of Angry Patriots (2023–2025)
Party
CPSU (1974–1991) ROS (1991–2000) A Just Russia (2016)
Preceded by
Efendi Haidakov (acting)

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Attitude to the breakup of the USSR

Free software advocacy campaign

Views on global politics

Death

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related to history · 18
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related to Attitude to the breakup of the USSR · 17
Viktor Alksnis → Baltic, Committee, He, In, Latvia, Mikhail Gorbachev, Military, National Salvation, Republic, Russian, Soviet, Soviet Union, Soyuz, Supreme Council, Supreme Soviet, USSR, USSR Supreme Soviet
Born · 1
Viktor Alksnis → (1950-06-21)21 June 1950 Tashtagol, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Citizenship · 1
Viktor Alksnis → Russian
Died · 1
Viktor Alksnis → 1 January 2025(2025-01-01) (aged 74)
Other political affiliations · 1
Viktor Alksnis → Interfront of Latvia (1988–1989) Inter-regional Deputies Group (1989) Soyuz (1989–1991) National Salvation Front (1992–1993) Club of Angry Patriots (2023–2025)
Party · 1
Viktor Alksnis → CPSU (1974–1991) ROS (1991–2000) A Just Russia (2016)
Preceded by · 1
Viktor Alksnis → Efendi Haidakov (acting)
Succeeded by · 1
Viktor Alksnis → Zhanna Kiselyova

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Viktor AlksnisBorn(1950-06-21)21 June 1950 Tashtagol, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR1.00infobox
Viktor AlksnisCitizenshipRussian1.00infobox
Viktor AlksnisDied1 January 2025(2025-01-01) (aged 74)1.00infobox
Viktor AlksnisOther political affiliationsInterfront of Latvia (1988–1989) Inter-regional Deputies Group (1989) Soyuz (1989–1991) National Salvation Front (1992–1993) Club of Angry Patriots (2023–2025)1.00infobox
Viktor AlksnisPartyCPSU (1974–1991) ROS (1991–2000) A Just Russia (2016)1.00infobox
Viktor AlksnisPreceded byEfendi Haidakov (acting)1.00infobox
Viktor AlksnisSucceeded byZhanna Kiselyova1.00infobox
the Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts.He was designated persona non grata in Latvia after he left the country in 1992instance ofknown for opposing the secession of Latvia from the USSR and actions0.80text
the Linux operating system in Russian state institutions to secure software independence.In February 2008 he joined forces with Aleksandr Ponosovinstance ofAlksnis launched a campaign to promote the use of free software0.80text
a school teacher accused of software piracyinstance ofAlksnis launched a campaign to promote the use of free software0.80text
to form the Center of Free Technologyinstance ofAlksnis launched a campaign to promote the use of free software0.80text
a non-profit initiative with the purpose of researching methods for the usage of Free Software in the Russian education system.Alksnis met with project coordinator Aleksey Bragin to promote the development of the ReactOS operating systeminstance ofAlksnis launched a campaign to promote the use of free software0.80text

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