Yelena Bonner

Yelena Bonner
Yelena Bonner
Елена Боннэр
	Bonner in 1989
Born	Lusik Georgiyevna Alikhanova; 15 February 1923; Merv, Turkestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	18 June 2011 (aged 88); Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Citizenship	Soviet Union (1923–1991); Russian Federation (1991–2011);
Alma mater	Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Peterburg
Occupation(s)	nurse during World War II, physician, human rights activist
Known for	Human rights activism, participation in the Moscow Helsinki Group
Movement	Dissident movement in the Soviet Union
Spouses	Ivan Semyonov (until 1965); Andrei Sakharov (1972–1989; his death);
Children	Tatyana Yankelevich (born 1950); Alexey Semyonov (born 1956);
Awards	Rafto Prize; Robert Schuman Medal; Giuseppe Motta Medal; Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana; Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk; Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom;

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 Andrei Sakharov. During her decades as a dissident, Bonner was noted for her characteristic blunt honesty and courage.