Georgy Demidov (Russian: Гео́ргий Гео́ргиевич Деми́дов) (November 29, 1908- February 19, 1987) was a Russian political prisoner and writer.Born in Saint Petersburg to a working-class family, Demidov showed technical and engineering gifts at an early age and was thought to be a future physicist. From 1929 to 1931 he was imprisoned for political crimes.