His hunger strike is only the most recent in a series of courageous protests Sakharov has led or participated in for the cause of intellectual freedom in Russia. He and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn have been. without question. the leading spokesmen for the dissident movement in the Soviet Union. The timing of Sakharovs protest gives it added significance. It is being undertaken in the midst of an accelerated campaign to round up dissidents who might participate in demonstrations during President Nixons summit meeting in Russia. One target has been an unofficial seminar planned by Jewish scientists who have lost their posts after applying for emigration. A half dozen of the scientists have been jailed. It may be that Mr.
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