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...Andrei Sakharov, 54, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and nuclear physicist, last week made it a point to travel from Moscow to Omsk, 1,200 miles away, to attend the trial of another dissident, Mustafa Djemiliev, 31. The official Soviet news agency Tass claimed that Sakharov and his wife broke into the courtroom and "noisily" demanded seats. Tass went on: "The man, who turned out to be Sakharov, slapped the militia man in the face and then struck a militia major. [Sakharov's wife] joined in the fight and struck the commandant of the courtroom while Sakharov shouted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOVIET UNION: Bad Days for Dissidents | 4/26/1976 | See Source »

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