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Andrei Sakharov: Russian Duma
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Sakharov was born in Moscow on May 21, 1921. His father was Dmitri Ivanovich Sakharov, a private school physics teacher and an amateur pianist. Dmitri's grandfather Ivan had been a prominent lawyer in Tsarist Russia who had displayed respect for social awareness and humanist principles (including advocating the abolition of capital punishment) that would later influence his grandson. Sakharov's mother was Ëkaterina Alekseyevna Sakharova (née Sofiano and of Greek ancestry). His parents and his paternal grandmother, Maria Petrovna, largely shaped Sakharov's personality. Although his paternal great-grandfather had been a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church, and his pious mother did have him baptised, his father was an atheist and religion did not play an important role in his life, though he did believe that a non-scientific "guiding principle" governed the universe and human life.[1]
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Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov ( , May 21 , 1921 – December 14 , 1989 ), was an eminent Soviet-Russian nuclear physicist , dissident and human rights activist. Sakharov was an advocate of civil liberties and reforms in the Soviet Union .
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Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов, May 21, 1921 � December 14, 1989), was a Russian nuclear physicist and dissident and human rights activist. Sakharov was an advocate of human rights, civil liberties, and Soviet Union reforms.
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As a scientist, Sakharov not only helped change the world through the creation of thermonuclear weapons, he ... engaged in theoretical research whose ultimate significance is yet to be determined. As a Russian, he has been ranked by his own people with Lenin and Stalin in terms of his influence on the country. As a human being, he set a standard for principled dissent and compassion acknowledged the world over. This intelligent, detailed biography does justice to all aspects of his multi-faceted achievements.
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The Andrei Sakharov Program on Human Rights at the Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies is delighted to announce the expanded scope of its internship program. Internships may take place in Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia. Please note that, depending on the particular placement and host organization, prior study of the local language may be required.
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This remark highlights a vital fact: Sakharov has not become a popular hero. He was and remains a cult figure of the Russian official intelligentsia and its elites. Moreover, even his most ardent supporters direct a certain amount of criticism toward his legacy.
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