Sakharov

American  

[sah-kuh-rawf, -rof, sak-uh-, sah-khuh-ruhf] / ˈsɑ kəˌrɔf, -ˌrɒf, ˈsæk ə-, ˈsɑ xə rəf /

noun

1. Andrei (Dmitrievich) 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.

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Sakharov British  

/ zaˈxarəf /

noun

1. Andrei (anˈdrjej). 1921–89, Soviet physicist and human-rights campaigner: Nobel peace prize 1975

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Example Sentences

Memorial's first chairman was the Nobel Prize-winning Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the group established the largest publicly available database on Gulag victims.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The Soviet Union vocally protested the prize to dissident Andrei Sakharov in 1975, arguing that it was aimed at fueling antigovernment sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

In 2002, the European Union awarded Payá its top human rights award, named for Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

"Their place next Tuesday is at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to receive the Sakharov Prize, with the brave women of Iran," she said on social media.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

In a secret lab in the Ural Mountains, the Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov and his team devised a new kind of hydrogen bomb.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin