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Maker: Aleksandr Grigor'evich Vaganov

A.D. Sakharov

Date Made: 1989-1990
Country: Soviet Union

Measurements: 100.5 cm x 70 cm; 39 9/16 in x 27 9/16 in

Description

Andrei Sakharov was perhaps the Soviet Union’s best-known scientist and human rights activist. He was the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. Sakharov was sent into exile during the Brezhnev era for protesting against Soviet involvement in Afghanistan. In one of the most dramatic gestures of the early years of Perestroika, Gorbachev released Sakharov soon after he was elected to the People’s Congress, where he played a key role in pushing for liberal reforms. Sakharov died of heart failure in 1989 after a heated Congress session. In this painting, he is represented as a star or comet in the darkness of Soviet history.

Accession Number: 2009.053.109

Item Name: Painting
Credit Line: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris
Collection/Series: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris
Exhibition History

• Crumbling Empire

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