Alexander Lavut. Photo from the website of the Moscow Helsinki Group Dissa and human rights activist Alexander Lavat died on Sunday, Alexander Cherkasov, head of the Memorial Human Rights Human Rights Human Rights Center, told the Frances. A graduate of the Mehmat Moscow State University, Lavat is known as the author and editor of Samizdat. Since 1968, he took part in the issues of the Chronicles of current events, in 1974-1980. He was one of its main authors, in some cases led the release.