Vladlen Konstantinovich Pavlenkov (langx|ru|Владлен КонстантиновичПавленков) (4 May 1929 – 31 January 1990) was a Soviet dissident, noted for his activities related to Soviet-American postal communications during the Cold War.
He served seven years in a Soviet labor camp, and upon his release was under pressure from KGB to emigrate from USSR.
Pavlenkov emigrated to the United States in 1979 and, speaking little English, found work as a security guard.
Through his FC organization, Pavlenkov published Advice to Mailers in both English and Russian, to help ordinary citizens assure that their personal communications were delivered as intended, as well as a periodical newsletter Mail to the USSR.
After his death on January 30, 1990, his book of autobiographical novels "Izbrannoe" was published by FC-Izdat, Arlington, MA, USA.