The Sakharov file
Subtitle: a study in courage
By: Suzanne LeVert ; introduction by Efrem Yankelevich.
Publisher: J. Messner
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
Subjects: Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-  -- Juvenile literature.; Bonnėr, Elena, 1923-  -- Juvenile literature.; Sakharov, Andrei, 1921-; Bonnėr, Elena, 1923-; Dissenters -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Dissenters.; Physicists.; Soviet Union -- History.
Description: Introduces the lives of Andrei Sakharov and his wife, Elena Bonner, against a background of Russian history, especially since the 1917 Revolution.  Discusses how Dr. Sakharov's and his wife's outspoken ideas and activities ran afoul of the authorities and the punishments they have endured for upholding the cause of human rights.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 124.
Includes index.