Andrei Nikolaevich Tverdokhlebov ( September 30, 1940 , Moscow , USSR - December 3, 2011 , USA ) - Soviet human rights activist and dissident, physicist. Father - Nikolai Tverdokhlebov. Mother - Sarah Yuryevna Tverdokhlebova (Sachs).
| Andrey Nikolaevich Tverdokhlebov | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | September 30, 1940 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | December 3, 2011 (71 years old) |
| Place of death | |
| Citizenship |  USSR ,  USA |
| Occupation | physicist , human rights activist |
Member of petition companies. One of the founders of the Human Rights Committee in the USSR (1970-1972) . One of the founders of the Group of 73, a human rights organization that helped political prisoners and was persecuted for political reasons (since 1973).
One of the initiators of the creation and secretary of the Soviet section is Amnesty International (1973-1975, 1978-1979).
In 1974, the Chronika Press (New York) published the collection Andrei Tverdokhlebov - in Defense of Human Rights. It included some speeches by A. Tverdokhlebov in connection with the authorities' persecution of ideological motives, materials related to his activities in the Moscow Committee of Human Rights, documents on the activities of the Group of 73 and practical recommendations made by Tverdokhlebov “On custody of prisoners of conscience”.
In April 1974, in connection with the political trial of Gabriel Superfin , he signed the “Statement of the 44's” in his defense. Political prisoner (1975-1978 in exile). In 1980 he emigrated to the United States .
He died in the United States on December 3, 2011 . [one]
Sources
- Tania Mathon, Jean Jacques Marie. L'Affaire Pliouchtch: Dossier rassemblé, annoté et Traduit Par. (Fr.) // Die Affäre Pljuschtsch. Der Psychoterror in der Sowjetunion. - Wien, München, Zürich: Molden, 1976. ISBN 3-217-00781-6 (German)
- Olaf Kunde. Das Dissidententum in der Sowjetunion nach der Stalin-Ära (1956-1985). - München: GRIN Verlag, 2007. ISBN 3-638-73157-X
- A. Tverdokhlebov - in defense of human rights. (compiled by V. Chalidze ) - New York, Chronicle, 1975. - 160 p. (Russian) pdf
- AN Tverdokhlebov. In defense of Andrei Tverdokhlebov. (ed. Valery Chalidze) - New York: Khronika Press, 1975 .
- A. Tverdokhlebov. The Tverdokhlebov case. (Ed .: A. Tverdokhlebov; V. Chalidze; Edward Kline; P. M. Litvinov) - New York, Chronicle, 1976. - 97 p. (Russian)
Notes
- ↑ Grani.ru : human rights activist Andrei Tverdokhlebov dies
Links
- The trial of Andrei Tverdokhlebov - Chronicle of Current Events , No. 40, May 20, 1976
- Human rights movement. - Encyclopedia "Around the World"
- Amnesty International : A Chronicle of Current Events. - Issue No.28, 29, 30 and 31
- In memory of Andrei Nikolaevich Tverdokhlebov (includes an article by A. G. Papovyan about Tverdokhlebov from the "Dictionary of Dissidents")