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Yelena Bonner

Human rights activist ‧ Andreĭ Sakharov's wife
Yelena Georgiyevna Bonner was a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and wife of the physicist Andrei Sakharov. During her decades as a dissident, Bonner was noted for her characteristic blunt honesty and courage. Wikipedia
Born: February 15, 1923, Merv, Turkmenistan
Died: June 18, 2011 (age 88 years), Boston, MA
Spouse: Andreĭ Sakharov (m. 1972–1989) and Ivan Semenov (m. ?–1965)
Nationality: American, Russian, Soviet, and more