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Yelena Bonner, Russian activist (born 1923)

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Yelena Bonner

Human rights activist in the Soviet Union (1923–2011)

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.
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June 18

Day of the year

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