Dmitry Zhdanov died

Today, May 21, in Moscow, at the age of 27, human rights activist Dmitry Zhdanov died.

This was announced on the page of Dmitry Zhdanov on the social network "VKontakte" by his brother Ilya. He also posted information for those who want to provide financial assistance in organizing the funeral.

Dmitry Zhdanov was born in 1992 in the Mozhaisk women's colony, where his mother was serving a term. At the age of three, he ended up in a correctional boarding school with a diagnosis of oligophrenia, and in the boarding school he began to help orphans to defend his rights.

After graduating from school, he organized and headed the charity movement in support of the “Protection and Help” orphans. At 23, Dmitry Zhdanov made a camming out, after which he was forced to leave work and leave the house.

In 2016, he founded the social project “Trudok”, which helps orphans and people with disabilities change their lives.

For the past few years, due to a severe trauma of the spine, Dmitry Zhdanov has moved in a wheelchair.