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This is a chronicle of conscience, struggle, and great historical drama. The book recounts Sakharov’s return from his Gorky exile, his direct moral confrontation with Mikhail Gorbachev, and his uncompromising fight in the new Soviet Parliament for democratic reforms and human rights.
Every page is a testament from a great scientist and dissident whose moral stance became the catalyst for the eventual collapse of the Soviet system.
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Foreword
Chapter 1. Gorky (Chapter 1: Gorky)
Chapter 2. Moscow Again. The Forum and the “Package” Principle
Chapter 3. New Circumstances, New People, New Obligations
Chapter 4. Abroad
Chapter 5. Azerbaijan, Armenia, Karabakh
Chapter 6. Before the Congress
Chapter 7. The Congress
“Not out of false modesty, but from a desire to be accurate, I note that my fate turned out to be grander than my personality. I merely tried to be on the level of my own destiny.”
“Progress is possible and safe only under the control of reason.”
“I believe that some kind of higher meaning exists in the universe, and in human life too.”
“I… am forced to focus attention on negative phenomena, because the official propaganda is silent about them, and because they represent the greatest harm and danger.”
“Nuclear war cannot be won. We must systematically—though carefully—strive for complete nuclear disarmament…”
Foreword
At the end of December 1986, my wife and I were given the opportunity to return from Gorky to Moscow. A seven-year period of exile and isolation had ended. One of the tasks facing me was to participate in the final work on the manuscript of my autobiographical book, “Memoirs.”
In early 1984, my wife managed to get the last part of the manuscript to the West. The “Memoirs” Lusya was the first editor of the book.
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