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SUMMARY:Marking the Centenary of Academician Andrei Sakharov: Panel discus
 sion (in English and Russian) – Friday\, 21 May at 19:00 (BST) - Panel d
 iscussion
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CONTACT:Ksenia Afonina
DESCRIPTION:A theoretical physicist and one of the creators of the Soviet 
 hydrogen bomb\, Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was also an earnest advocate f
 or ending the Cold War\, a dissident and a devout defender of human rights
  in the Soviet Union. His scrupulous sense of fairness\, clear and captiva
 ting logic\, and unselfish dedication to the cause of peace and justice ma
 de many feel that he was the “conscience of the people”. Sakharov died
  two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Had he lived longer\, 
 who knows – the course of events might have taken a different turn.\n\nW
 HEN: Friday\, 21 May 2021\, 19:00 (BST)\n\nWHERE: Zoom\n\nLANGUAGE: Englis
 h and Russian\n\nFEE: Voluntary donation*\n\n\nPlease REGISTER in advance 
 (with your name and email address) here\, \n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meet
 ing/register/tZYtde-trzwtEtROUN4MOw9N8QUiLhPpNroA\n\nAfter registering\, y
 ou will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom joining link.\n\n\nPanel:
 \n\nGennady Gorelik\, physicist originally from Russia\, author\, and Rese
 arch Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science\, Boston U
 niversity\, USA. His book The World of Andrei Sakharov: A Russian Physicis
 t’s Path to Freedom was published in English in 2005 by Oxford Universit
 y Press (in Russian: “Андрей Сахаров: наука и сво
 бода”). For more information about his work\, please see this websit
 e\, https://ggorelik.wordpress.com/\n\n\nAlexander Daniel\, human rights a
 ctivist\, Soviet dissident\, mathematician\, author and historian of the h
 uman rights movement in Russia and the USSR. He worked on several samizdat
  publications\, such as the periodical Chronicle of Current Affairs\, in t
 he 1970s and 80s. Board member of “Memorial”\, an international histor
 ical and civil-rights society. Until recently\, he was responsible for the
  programme “History of Dissidents in the USSR”.\n\n \nDavid Holloway\,
  Professor of International History at Stanford University\, USA. His rese
 arch focuses on the international history of nuclear weapons\, science and
  technology in the Soviet Union. Author of the book Stalin and the Bomb: T
 he Soviet Union and Atomic Energy\, 1939-1956 (Yale University Press\, 199
 4). He did both his undergraduate studies and PhD in Cambridge\, UK.\n\n\n
 Q&As will follow the panel discussion in both English and Russian.\n\n\nSe
 e this event on CamRuSS website\, \n\nhttp://www.camruss.com/en/events/mar
 king-the-centenary-of-academician-andrei-sakharov-panel-discussion-friday-
 21-may-at-1900-bst/\n\n\n\n* While there is no charge for our online event
 s\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunte
 ers’ efforts in bringing more speakers and online events during the soci
 al distancing time.\n\nSuggested donation £5-£10. \n\nAll the money that
  CamRuSS raise from membership fees & donations goes towards organising ev
 ents\, supporting community projects\, and essential technical and adminis
 trative costs.\n\nYou can send your donations by:\n\n– a direct bank tra
 nsfer (BACS) to the following account:\n\nThe Cambridge Russian-Speaking S
 ociety\nNATWEST Bank\, Sort code: 60-11-30 Account: 25395637\n\n– PayPal
  with CamRuSS’ email address: camruss@camruss.com\n\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR 
 SUPPORT!
LOCATION:Online
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