Andrei Sakharov vs Bertolt Brecht
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Compare the life timelines of Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) and Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 35 years, from 1921 to 1956.
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Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989)
- — Born in Moscow, Soviet Russia Verified
- — Doctorate in physics under Igor Tamm Verified
- — Joined the Soviet thermonuclear weapons program Verified
- — Elected to the Soviet Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Published 'Reflections on Progress, Peaceful Coexistence, and Intellectual Freedom' Verified
- — Married Yelena Bonner Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Exiled to Gorky Verified
- — Released from exile and elected to the Congress of People's Deputies Verified
- — Died in Moscow, Soviet Union Verified
Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)
- — Born in Augsburg, Germany Verified
- — Premiere of Drums in the Night Verified
- — Premiere of The Threepenny Opera Verified
- — Married Helene Weigel Verified
- — Fled Germany into exile Verified
- — Wrote Mother Courage and Her Children Verified
- — Lived in the United States Verified
- — Testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee Verified
- — Founded the Berliner Ensemble Verified
- — Died in East Berlin Verified