Mikhail Ugarov(1956-2018)

He was a playwright who embraced documentary theater -- the use of oral histories and journalistic sources -- to present frank, gritty stories of life in post-Soviet Russia. He and his wife, playwright Elena Gremina, wrote, directed, and presented powerful critiques of Putin's government, leading to official harassment and repeated closings. He was the artistic director of Teatr.doc and she was the managing director. The small, 100-seat theater, was housed in a basement in central Moscow.