andrei sakharov

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Definition of andrei sakharov in English English dictionary

{i} (1921-1989) Russian physicist and Soviet political dissident, winner of the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize

a Russian physicist who helped to develop the Soviet hydrogen bomb and who was also a dissident (=someone who criticizes his country's government and is badly treated because of his beliefs) . He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975, but the Soviet government would not allow him to travel to Norway to receive it. He was sent away from Moscow as a punishment, until Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet president and allowed him to return (1921-89)

Hyphenation

An·drei Sakh·a·rov

Turkish pronunciation

ändrey säkıräv

Pronunciation

/ˈanˌdrā ˈsäkəräv/ /ˈænˌdreɪ ˈsɑːkɜrɑːv/