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| | + | '''Andrei Dmitriyevich Sakharov''' (1921-1989) was a [[Russia|Russian]] [[physics|physicist]] and, later in his life, an anti-nuclear and anti-[[Communist]] activist. |
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| | + | During his time as a physicist, he helped create the [[hydrogen bomb]] during the burgeoning [[Cold War]]. However, he began to speak out against Communist repression, causing him to be imprisoned during the 1980s. He won a [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his anti-Communist efforts. |
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| | + | [[Category:Nobel laureates in Peace]] |
| | + | [[Category:Russian People]] |
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