Akhedzhakova is a critic of the contemporary Russian politics . She protested against the law that prohibits adoption of Russian children by US citizens , persecution of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and incarceration of Vasily Aleksanyan . Together with Eldar Ryazanov , Yuri Shevchuk , Andrey Makarevich , Andrey Konchalovsky and others , she protested against Russian policy towards Ukraine . Following the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 , she publicly read a poem by Andrey Orlov , '' Requiem for MH17 '' where he apologized as a Russian for shutting down the plane . In 2013 , Akhedzhakova received a prize from the Moscow Helsinki Group for " the protection of human rights by means of culture and arts "
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Liya Akhedzhakova