Yelena Bonner

Also known as Yelena Georgievna Bonner, Elena Bonner

human rights activist in the former Soviet Union; wife of dissident Andrei Sakharov

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It sits within the topics 1923 births, 2011 deaths and 20th-century Russian women writers.

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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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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
member of: human rights movement in the Soviet Union
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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