On a cold December morning in 1975, Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov met a Norwegian diplomat on a Moscow street to hand over his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, so his wife could read ...

Andrei Sakharov once described Igor Kurchatov as a man whose most pronounced trait was his fascination with "grand" science. The physicist who headed the Soviet nuclear program from 1943 until his ...

On Monday, Russia’s office of the Prosecutor General recognized the Andrei Sakharov Foundation as an unwelcome organization in Russia MOSCOW, January 24. /TASS/. The Andrei Sakharov Foundation ...

Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Russian: Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов; May 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989) was a Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist.

Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet physicist, conceived of the 100-megaton weapon. He ultimately reduced its yield to a lower (though still devastating) 50 megatons. Even with the reduced yield ...

The EU award, named after Soviet dissident Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov, was created in 1988 to honor individuals or groups who defend human rights and basic freedoms. The winner is ...

The archives about the Nobel Peace Prize to Andrei Sakharov, which was awarded 50 years ago, became available ...