Alla Gerber
Encyclopedia
Alla Efremovna Gerber is a Russian politician
, journalist
and film critic.
. In the following years she worked as a lawyer
and a journalist
. First, she worked for Moskovskij Komsomolets and was a correspondent of the newspapers Junost (ru), Izvestia
, Literaturnaya Gazeta
and Moskovskaya Pravda
. Since 1963 she has written over 1000 articles and 8 books. She is also a member of the Russian Union of Journalists and former member of the USSR Union of Writers
.
In the Duma she dealt, among others, with laws in the following areas:
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and film critic.
Life
In 1955 Alla Gerber graduated from the faculty of law of the Moscow State UniversityMoscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. In the following years she worked as a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. First, she worked for Moskovskij Komsomolets and was a correspondent of the newspapers Junost (ru), Izvestia
Izvestia
Izvestia is a long-running high-circulation daily newspaper in Russia. The word "izvestiya" in Russian means "delivered messages", derived from the verb izveshchat . In the context of newspapers it is usually translated as "news" or "reports".-Origin:The newspaper began as the News of the...
, Literaturnaya Gazeta
Literaturnaya Gazeta
Literaturnaya Gazeta is a weekly cultural and political newspaper published in Russia and Soviet Union.- Overview :...
and Moskovskaya Pravda
Moskovskaya Pravda
Moskovskaya pravda , is a leading daily morning newspaper of Russia, and formerly of the Soviet Union. It was first published in 1918....
. Since 1963 she has written over 1000 articles and 8 books. She is also a member of the Russian Union of Journalists and former member of the USSR Union of Writers
USSR Union of Writers
The USSR Union of Writers, or Union of Soviet Writers was a creative union of professional writers in the USSR. It was founded in 1932 on the initiative of the Central Committee of the Communist Party after disbanding a number of other writers' organizations: RAPP, Proletkult, and VOAPP.The aim of...
.
Political commitment
- 1989: Co-organizer of the pro-perestroikaPerestroikaPerestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
-writer movement "Aprel" ("Апрель") - 1990: First anti-fascist process in the USSR, with the conviction of a functionary of the ultra-nationalist organization PamyatPamyatPamyat is a Russian nationalist organization identifying itself as the "People's National-patriotic Orthodox Christian movement." The group's stated focus is preserving Russian culture.- History :...
"(Russian for "memory") ended - 1991: leading member of the movement "Democratic Russia" and founder of the Moscow Anti-Fascist Centre
- 1993: Members of the first State Duma of the Russian Federation in the group “Russia’s choice” ("Выбор России")
- Since 1995: Research fellow of the Institute for the Economy in Transition ("Института экономики переходного периода"), president of the Holocaust FoundationRussian Research and Educational Holocaust CenterThe Russian Research and Educational Holocaust Center was founded in 1992 in Moscow and has since then been working on awareness raising of the Holocaust in the Russian society...
, member of the editorial board of the library "Holocaust" and, among others co-author of "The history of the Holocaust on Soviet territory" - Since 2007: Member of the Public Chamber of RussiaPublic Chamber of RussiaThe Public Chamber is a state institution with 126 members created in 2005 in Russia to analyze draft legislation and monitor the activities of the parliament, government and other government bodies of Russia and its Federal Subjects. It has a role similar to an oversight committee and has...
In the Duma she dealt, among others, with laws in the following areas:
- limiting the privileges of the deputies and state officials
- Governmental and Non-State secondary education
- banning of extremist organizations, hate mongering and National Socialist symbols
- Protection of Museums and Libraries
Awards and honors
- Laureate of the Prize "Person of the Year 5762" of the Federation of Jewish Communities of RussiaFederation of Jewish Communities of RussiaFederation of Jewish Communities of Russia — Russian religious organization, unifying communities of «orthodox» Judaism, mostly of Chabad Hasidic movement...