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Yelena Bonner

1923-02-15 – 2011-06-18

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Aankomst op Schiphol van voorvechter van mensenrechten en hervormingen in de Sovjet-Unie Andrei Sacharov en zijn vrouw Jelena Bonner voor de uitreiking van het eredoctoraat in de rechtsgeleerdheid Beschrijving : Ontvangst met bloemen Datum : 15 juni 1989 Locatie : Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden : aankomsten, bloemen, eredoctoraten, mensenrechten, uitreikingen Persoonsnaam : Bonner, Jelena, Sacharov, Andrei Fotograaf : Croes, Rob C. / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 934-4707Credit: Rob Croes for Anefo

Life & Legacy

Yelena Georgiyevna Bonner (Russian: Елена Георгиевна Боннэр; 15 February 1923 – 18 June 2011) 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.

Occupation & Career

dissident, human rights defender, pediatrician, writer, civil rights advocate, physician

Education

Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239; Saint Petersburg State University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; Rafto Prize; Giuseppe Motta Medal; Hannah Arendt Prize; Robert Schuman Medal; Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class; Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Badge "Excellence in Healthcare of the USSR"; Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa; honorary doctor of Brandeis University; Badge of honor «For services to the Crimean Tatar people»

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Badge "Excellence in Healthcare of the USSR" · Badge of honor «For services to the Crimean Tatar people» · Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland · Giuseppe Motta Medal · Hannah Arendt Prize · honorary doctor of Brandeis University · Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa · Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class · Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class · Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class · Rafto Prize · Robert Schuman Medal