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Sakharov
[ sah-kuh-rawf, -rof, sak-uh-; Russian sah-khuh-ruhf ]
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 /
noun
- SakharovAndrei19211989MRussianSCIENCE: physicistPOLITICS: human-rights campaigner Andrei (anˈdrjej). 1921–89, Soviet physicist and human-rights campaigner: Nobel peace prize 1975
Example Sentences
They were travelling to Strasbourg to be presented with the EU's Sakharov Prize - which has been awarded posthumously to Ms Amini.
The annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought recognises human rights activists and dissidents.
Sakharov, who died in 1989, was a key figure in developing the Soviet Union’s hydrogen bomb program but later become renowned for his activism in promoting human rights and freedom of conscience.
And in January, the U.S.-based Sakharov Foundation was designated an "undesirable organisation" - an even blacker mark than "foreign agent".
And Carter publicly supported Russian dissidents, including pro-democracy activist Andrei Sakharov, who were fighting an ideological war against socialist leaders.
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