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That is what happened to human rights activists and writers such as Andrei Sakharov, Vladimir Bukovsky, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Natan Sharansky, Boris Pasternak.
Flemming Rose in his own words. James 2006
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That is what happened to human rights activists and writers such as Andrei Sakharov, Vladimir Bukovsky, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Natan Sharansky, Boris Pasternak.
Archive 2006-02-01 James 2006
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At the same time, prominent scientists, such as Andrei Sakharov and even Pyotr Kapitsa, being essential to the Soviet military effort as well as the space program, went unpunished despite their repeated pleas for greater freedom of thought and expression and improved relations with the West.
1966, Feb. 14 2001
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That is what happened to human rights activists and writers such as Andrei Sakharov, Vladimir Bukovsky, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Natan Sharansky, Boris Pasternak.
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They included the release of political prisoners and dissidents from jail or internal exile, including human rights activist Andrei Sakharov; the establishment of freedom of religious observation and an end to the persecution of churches; freedom of communication across borders, including an end to the jamming of foreign broadcasts; and allowing the development of civil society and progress toward the rule of law.
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By story's end they'll have transformed into birds, turned invisible, thrashed in frigid Arctic waters, and thwarted a nuclear test conducted by Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov.
The Pains and Boons Of Teenagehood Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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In 1975, Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov had warned the Kremlin the economy faced collapse in 15 years unless modernized.
Eric Margolis: Thank You, Mikhail Gorbachev, For Not Starting WWIII Eric Margolis 2011
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As a couple, Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner achieved more for human rights in their country than any other.
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Andrei Sakharov, Elie Wiesel, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, Armando Valladares... they each represent the triumph of the human spirit over tyranny and oppression.
Thor Halvorssen: After 33 Years of Torture and Prison, A Life of Forgiveness Thor Halvorssen 2011
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The protest, on a wide avenue named after leading Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, dwarfed a similar protest held two weeks ago.
Russian anti-Putin protests draw thousands to Moscow again 2011
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