malva noyevna landa (; 4 august 1918 – 3 july 2019) was a ukrainian-born russian geologist and human rights activist. she wrote many books about the human rights movement in the soviet union. she was a member of the moscow helsinki group from 1976 until her death. she was awarded the order of the cross of vytis (lithuania, january 8, 2003). landa was born in odessa, ukrainian state.