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Lecture in Lyons: Science and Freedom

JUL 01, 1999
Andrei Sakharov Introduction by Elena Bonner Translated by Matvei E. Yankelevich
Andrei Sakharov
Elena Bonner
Matvei E. Yankelevich

Upon receiving an honorary degree from Claude Bernard University, Andrei Sakharov delivered the following Lyons lecture at a joint session of the university and the Société Française de Physique on 27 September 1989.

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Matvei E. Yankelevich, New York, City.

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