Young Russian lawyers step up to defend anti-war protesters

Lawyer Sofia Gominova poses for a picture in central Saint Petersburg, Russia June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

(Reuters) - Sofia Gominova wanted to be a lawyer from age 11.

Born after the fall of the Soviet Union, she grew up in a Russia blighted by organised crime and watched police dramas on TV, wanting to "fight evil like they did."