Sakharov

[ sah-kuh-rawf, -rof, sak-uh-; Russian sah-khuh-ruhf ]

noun

1. An·drei (Dmi·tri·e·vich) [ahn, -drey di-, mee, -tree-, uh, -vich, uhn-, dryey, , dmyee, -t, r, yi-yi-vyich], 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.

Sakharov

/ zaˈxarəf /

noun

1. SakharovAndrei19211989MRussianSCIENCE: physicistPOLITICS: human-rights campaigner Andrei (anˈdrjej). 1921–89, Soviet physicist and human-rights campaigner: Nobel peace prize 1975

Example Sentences

Sakharov passed the problem on to the legendary Soviet mathematician Vladimir Igorevich Arnold and a student.

From Quanta Magazine

At that first meeting, activists elected Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov to be the chair for their society.

From The Daily Beast

In the past, there was a square in Washington in front of the Soviet embassy which was called ‘Sakharov Plaza.’

From The Daily Beast

So each time they had to write something at the Soviet embassy, they had to mention Sakharov.

From The Daily Beast

When I was head of Random House, I published the books of Andrei Sakharov, Vaclav Havel, Natan Sharansky, and others.

From The Daily Beast

When he addressed a demonstration last weekend on Sakharov Prospect, the biggest in Moscow in 20 years, the crowd went wild.

From The Daily Beast