Marina Salye

Marina Yevgenyevna Salye (19 October 1934 – 21 March 2012) was a Russian geologist and politician. She served as the deputy of the legislative assembly of Leningrad and was a people's deputy in the Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR. Salye was a prominent member of the radical pro-reform group called Radical Democrats. Known for her engaging leadership, she was the first to accuse Vladimir Putin of corruption during her tenure with the Leningrad City Council. Salye signed the online anti-Putin manifesto 'Putin must go' in 2010 and later joined the People's Freedom Party. She made claims regarding the Russian election committee and the Antimonopoly service during her time as a Lensovet member.