1. Anatoly Ivanovich Koryagin is a psychiatrist and Soviet dissident.
11 Facts About Anatoly Koryagin
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Anatoly Koryagin holds a Candidate of Science degree.
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Anatoly Koryagin pointed out Russia constructed psychiatric prisons to punish dissidents.
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Anatoly Koryagin served as chief psychiatrist to the underground Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes, which was formed in 1977.
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Anatoly Koryagin was stripped of Soviet citizenship after publishing his article in which he accused the Soviets of interning sane people to psychiatric hospitals.
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Anatoly Koryagin documented the existence of 16 special hospitals for dissidents and 183 political prisoners that were confined in them.
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The arrest of Anatoly Koryagin puts a definite end to the humane and legal activity of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes, and gives rise to the fear that the authorities intend to increase their use of psychiatric persecution for political reasons.
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Anatoly Koryagin made notes that contained the description of his imprisonment and were translated into English by Freedom House in New York City.
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Anatoly Koryagin was eventually released on 19 February 1987 and emigrated to Switzerland on 24 April 1987.
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In 1988, Anatoly Koryagin sent the letter of appreciation for having been honoured with Fellowship in the Royal College of Psychiatrists to its President James Birley.
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In 1995 Anatoly Koryagin returned to Russia and lived in Pereyaslavl-Zalessky.