1975 ⟶ Sakharov Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Andrei Sakharov is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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🕊️ Sakharov Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Andrei Sakharov is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
Sakharov Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1975)
Soviet UnionDissidentsHuman RightsNobel PrizeCold WarPropagandaFreedom of SpeechAndrei Sakharov

✍️ Charter 77 Publication

Charter 77 is signed by Czechoslovakian intellectuals, including Václav Havel.⟶
Charter 77 Publication (1977)
CzechoslovakiaCharter 77Human RightsDissidentsCold WarCultureEastern EuropeIntellectuals

🗣️ US Asserts Accountability for Soviet Human Rights

U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance assures skeptics that the Carter administration will hold the Soviet Union accountable for its recent crackdowns on human rights activists.⟶
US Asserts Accountability for Soviet Human Rights (1977)
US-USSR RelationsHuman RightsCold WarDiplomacyDétenteSoviet Union

📜 Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses

President Ronald Reagan signs P.L. 97-157 denouncing the government of the Soviet Union that it should cease its abuses of the basic human rights of its citizens.⟶
Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses (1982)
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy

🤝 Andrei Sakharov Visits the United States

Soviet scientist and well-known human rights activist Andrei Sakharov begins a two-week visit to the United States.⟶
Andrei Sakharov Visits the United States (1988)
Andrei Sakharovhuman rightsSoviet UnionUSCold Wardissidentactivism

🕊️ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1990)
GorbachevNobel Peace PrizeUSSRPerestroikaGlasnostCold WarDiplomacyEnd of Cold WarInternational Relations