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In 2014, Fattah was nominated for a European human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, but this was withdrawn over tweets about Israel he posted in 2012.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Sakharov, who died in 1989, was a key figure in developing the Soviet Union’s hydrogen bomb program but later become renowned for his activism in promoting human rights and freedom of conscience.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

A thirty-four-year-old physicist named Andrei Sakharov stood with scientists and Soviet officials on an outdoor platform about forty miles from ground zero.

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