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...remarkable Russian is the subject of an authoritative, entertaining and compelling new book, Sakharov: A Biography (Brandeis University Press; 465 pages). Written by Richard Lourie, a U.S. author and filmmaker who translated Sakharov's Memoirs into English, it is the first full biography of this multifaceted 20th century giant. Along with the facts of Sakharov's life, Lourie provides vivid historical and social details - some drawn from KGB files - that flesh out the story of an independent thinker in science and politics alike. Descended from a long line of Russian Orthodox priests, Sakharov was born, writes Lourie, into a family...
...Cartwright, a London music journalist and author. Critics point to the virtuosity of bands like Fanfare Ciocarlia, whose musicians can tap 180 beats a minute, to explain their appeal. Others cite the use of traditional instruments in a time of digitized sound machines. "It's music untouched by the 20th century," says Cartwright. Fans are less analytical. "It's beautiful. It's raw. It's out of this world," enthused Miroslav Luczka, resting after a hectic bout of dancing to the Yugoslav brass band Roma Zorale at a Prague club last month. Serbia's Goran Bregovic is considered a pioneer...
Over the last hundred years, Harvard’s “grade inflation” has made headlines multiple times—and forced each 20th-century president to address the issue...
...20th century, Faculty governance has remained distinctly outside the Corporation...
Gonzales, a 1982 graduate of HLS who is also in Cambridge this weekend for his 20th reunion, had received the Harvard Law Students Association award earlier...