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Yelena Bonner

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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 cost Andrei Dmitrievich 10 months of complete isolation and two hunger strikes over two months, which had a terrible effect on his health. The effects are still felt to this day.

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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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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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