Meeting the demands of reason : the life and thought of Andrei Sakharov /
Bergman, Jay.
Ithaca : Cornell University Press,
2009.
This book provides a comprehensive account of Sakharov's life and intellectual development, focusing on his political thought and the effect his ideas had on Soviet society.
pt. 1. Earliest influences : 1921-1945 -- A childhood of culture and ideas -- Expanding horizons -- pt. 2. Designing weapons for the maintenance of peace : 1945-1956 -- Tamm's prótegé at FIAN -- Arzamas-16--the secret installation -- The "layer cake" and other weapons -- pt. 3. A scientist with a social conscience : 1956-1968 -- Radioactive fallout and other matters of conscience -- Confronting Khrushchev -- The Nuzhdin affair -- A dissident at last -- pt. 4. Challenging the Soviet Goliath : 1968-1973 -- Reflections on progress, coexistence, and intellectual freedom -- An equal partner in politics and life -- Moral anchor of a dissident movement -- The regime reacts -- pt. 5. "Domestic enemy number one" : 1973-1980 -- Orchestrated vituperation -- Debating Solzhenitsyn -- Détente and human rights -- Nobel laureate -- The noose tightens -- pt. 6. In exile, unrepentant : 1980-1986 -- Arrested but still defiant -- Finding hope in quantum physics -- The Soviet leadership softens -- pt. 7. The conscience of perestroika : 1986-1989 -- Return to Moscow -- A different kind of perestroika -- The Congress of People's Deputies -- Apotheosis postmortem -- Conclusion : Sakharov's legacy.
This book provides a comprehensive account of Sakharov's life and intellectual development, focusing on his political thought and the effect his ideas had on Soviet society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-444) and index.
Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-1989.
Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-1989
Dissenters
Physicists
Political prisoners
Human rights workers
Meeting the demands of reason.