Sakharov

[ sah-kuh-rawf, -rof, sak-uh-; Russian sah-khuh-ruhf ]

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noun

An·drei (Dmi·tri·e·vich) [ahn, -drey di-, mee, -tree-, uh, -vich, uhn-, dryey, , dmyee, -t, r, yi-yi-vyich], 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.

Sakharov

/ zaˈxarəf /

SakharovAndrei19211989MRussianSCIENCE: physicistPOLITICS: human-rights campaigner Andrei (anˈdrjej). 1921–89, Soviet physicist and human-rights campaigner: Nobel peace prize 1975

At that first meeting, activists elected Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov to be the chair for their society.

In the past, there was a square in Washington in front of the Soviet embassy which was called ‘Sakharov Plaza.’

So each time they had to write something at the Soviet embassy, they had to mention Sakharov.

When I was head of Random House, I published the books of Andrei Sakharov, Vaclav Havel, Natan Sharansky, and others.

When he addressed a demonstration last weekend on Sakharov Prospect, the biggest in Moscow in 20 years, the crowd went wild.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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