Overview of the Andrei Sakharov letter

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Title: Andrei Sakharov letter

Date (inclusive): 1980

Collection Number: 81041

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Russian

Physical Description: 1 item (11 p.) (1 folder) (0.1 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Open letter to the Soviet Academy of Sciences, relating to civil rights in the Soviet Union. Includes American newspaper clippings reporting the letter. Photocopy.

Creator: Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-1989

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Andrei Sakharov letter, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Dissident Soviet physicist.

Scope and Content of Collection

Open letter to the Soviet Academy of Sciences, relating to civil rights in the Soviet Union. Includes American newspaper clippings reporting the letter. Photocopy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Dissenters -- Soviet Union

Civil rights -- Soviet Union