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2011. The death of Elena Bonner
Five years ago, on June 18, 2011, Elena Georgievna Bonner, a public figure and human rights activist, the widow of academician Andrei Sakharov, died in Boston at the age of 88. In an interview on the occasion of her 85th anniversary, she said: “The term“ human rights activist ”is preserved, they are used all over the world, but I would have ceased to use the word“ dissident ”. The tasks are completely different. But I completely disagree with those of our colleagues who said that human rights activists should not set political tasks. In a normal democratic society where a change in political elites, this is the same profession as any profession as any profession as any profession. Another suitable for political activity. "