Yelena Bonner, Russian activist (born 1923)

Yelena Georgiyevna Bonner was a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and wife of the physicist, activist and 1975 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov. During her decades as a dissident, Bonner was noted for her characteristic blunt honesty and courage.

June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 196 days remain until the end of the year.