Claim: Boris Golovin was born in Sverdlovsk, now known as Yekaterinburg, USSR and was an activist.
Evidence: (1955-05-26) 26 May 1955 (age 65)
Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), USSR Yekaterinburg (/jɪkətərɪnˈbɜːrɡ/; Russian: Екатеринбу́рг, IPA: [jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized Ekaterinburg, formerly known as Sverdlovsk (Свердло́вск) (1924–1991), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District. Boris Golovin (Russian: Бори́с Голови́н, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis ɡəlɐˈvʲin (listen); born 26 May 1955) is a New Zealand composer and poet with Russian background.