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Andrei Sakharov
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was a Soviet and Russian nuclear physicist, dissident, Nobel laureate, and activist for disarmament, peace and human rights. He became renowned as the designer of the Soviet Union's RDS-37, a codename for Soviet development of thermonuclear weapons. Sakharov later became an advocate of civil liberties and civil reforms in the Soviet Union, for which he faced state persecution; these efforts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. The Sakharov Prize, which is awarded annually by the European Parliament for people and organizations dedicated to human rights and freedoms, is named in his honor.
Native nameАндрей Дмитриевич Сахаров
BornMay 21, 1921, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedDecember 14, 1989, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceMoscow
NationalitySoviet
FieldsNuclear physics, physical cosmology
Alma materMoscow State University, FIAN
Known forRDS-37, Soviet nuclear program, Tokamak, Dissidence, Human rights activism, Sakharov conditions
Notable awardsHero of Socialist Labor, (1953 1955 1962), Stalin Prize (1953), Lenin Prize (1956), Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (1974), Nobel Peace Prize (1975), Elliott Cresson Medal (1985)
SpouseKlavdia Alekseyevna Vikhireva (1943–1969, her death), Yelena Bonner (1972–1989, his death)

About Andrei Sakharov

Physicist Andrei Sakharov was born in Russia on May 21, 1921. He dies at the age of 68, on December 14, 1989.

Worked on the hydrogen bomb and other Soviet thermonuclear weapons as a Russian atomic physicist. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 for his advocacy of civil liberties and civil reforms within the communist society, as an outspoken dissident and opponent of the Soviet regime.

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Andrei Sakharov before becoming famous

Andrei Sakharov was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Bull), and 1921 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He followed in the footsteps of his grandpa, who fought for civil rights in Tsarist Russia.

Achievement of Andrei Sakharov

After being detained for openly denouncing the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he was transferred to internal exile in Gorky, which was off-limits to foreigners.

Andrei Sakharov's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was not allowed to leave the USSR to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, so his wife traveled to Oslo, Norway, and read his acceptance speech.

Andrei Sakharov Collabed with

He was exiled in 1980, but Russian President World Leader Mikhail Gorbachev invited him back to live in Moscow six years later.

Andrei Sakharov Income & Net worth

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Andrei Sakharov Height and Weight

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Latest information about Andrei Sakharov updated on March 22 2023.