Who is our hero today? What is his superpower? As a child, Andrei was shy—he couldn't even speak to the person sitting next to him in class. But many years later, it was his quiet voice that rang louder than the explosions of the most destructive bombs or the opinions of the most important politicians.
Andrei Sakharov, like all of us, had to make choices: to think for himself or take things at face value, to speak up or stay silent, to intervene or stand aside. His life was like a scientific experiment that often led to unexpected results. Making mistakes, facing failures and betrayal, Sakharov always chose action: he questioned what was considered indisputable, spoke as an equal with heads of state, and challenged lawlessness, injustice, and authority.
A brilliant physicist, the "father" of the Soviet hydrogen bomb and a human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Sakharov was a man who was not afraid—to think, to speak out, to defend.
For middle and high school age.
Author: Ksenia Novokhatko
Illustrations: Olga Terekhova, Evgenia Roizman, Polya Plavinskaya
Pages: 56 (offset paper). Hardcover
Dimensions: 347x253x10 mm
