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Andrei Sakharov Public Center and Museum
Andrei Sakharov Foundation
Zemlyanoi val 48b, kom. 62
107120 Moscow
Tel: 923-4401, 923-4420, 923-4115
Fax: 917-2653
Email: [email protected]
Web:  www.infoline.ru/g23/1780/ (Russian)  www.wdn.com/asf (English)
Contact: Yuri Samodurov, Executive Director; Bela Koval, Director of Sakharov Archives

The center is also known as the Public Commission for the Preservation of the Legacy of Academician A. D. Sakharov. It oversees several organizations dedicated to furthering the work and memory of Andrei Sakharov, one of the Soviet Union's most prominent scientists and respected dissidents, including the Andrei Sakharov Foundation. The center maintains the Sakharov Archives in Moscow, which house thousands of documents related to Sakharov's life and human rights activities. 

The museum and public center was opened in 1996 with the goal of "educating the next generation of Russians about the USSR's totalitarian past" and serving as a resource for Russia's human and civil rights movements. It offers a research facility for historians and human rights activists, educational programs for children, and meeting space for non-governmental groups. It also frequently hosts lectures, concerts, and roundtable discussions related to the work of Sakharov and current human rights issues in Russia.

Elena Bonner, widow of Sakharov, is the chairman of the board of the foundation and center.

Last updated:    Dec 2001

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