Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970134513

Andrei Sakharov. a distinguished Soviet physicist and champion of human rights. was forcibly and without trial internally exiled to the city of Gorki. Since then. all the world has watched as the Soviet Union has tried in vain to break his spirit and intimidate his family. All of us in this Chamber are heartened and thankful that the Soviet Union has conceded to grant Liza Alexseyeva. Andrei Sakharovs daughterinlaw. permission to emigrate to the United States so that she may join her husband. Alexey Semyonov. The humane gesture ended the most recent aspect of the Sakharov tragedythe hunger strike that nearly took the life of Dr.
Keywords matched
emigrate

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
PAUL TSONGAS
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
1982-01-25
Speech ID
970134513
Paragraph
#1
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