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Yelena Bonner
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human rights activist in the former Soviet Union; wife of dissident Andrei Sakharov
Key facts
- Born
- Lusik Georgiyevna Alikhanova , ( 1923-02-15 ) 15 February 1923, Merv , Turkestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 18 June 2011 (2011-06-18) (aged 88), Boston , Massachusetts, United States
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union (1923–1991) Russian Federation (1991–2011)
- Alma mater
- Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia , First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Peterburg
- Occupations
- nurse during World War II, physician, human rights activist
- Known for
- Human rights activism, participation in the Moscow Helsinki Group
- Movement
- Dissident movement in the Soviet Union
- Spouses
- Ivan Semyonov (until 1965) Andrei Sakharov (1972–1989; his death)
- Children
- Tatyana Yankelevich (born 1950) Alexey Semyonov (born 1956)
- Awards
- Rafto Prize Robert Schuman Medal Giuseppe Motta Medal Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yelena
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Mary
- Place of death
- Boston
- Spouse
- Andrei Sakharov
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Armenian
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Image
- Jelena Bonner (1989).jpg
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- Commons category
- Yelena Bonner
- date of birth
- 1923-02-15
- date of death
- 2011-06-18
- place of burial
- Vostryakovo Cemetery
- name in native language
- Елена Георгиевна Боннэр
- cause of death
- heart failure
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- stepparent
- Gevork Alikhanov
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Yelena Georgiyevna Bonner (Russian: Елена Георгиевна Боннэр; 15 February 1923 – 18 June 2011) was a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and wife of the physicist, activist and 1975 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov. During her decades as a dissident, Bonner was noted for her characteristic blunt honesty and courage.
Biography
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