,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bf1 #bjba,mr4   
,m55dez 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ris*7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
#ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! bir? ( ,dr4 ,&rei   
,dmitrievi* ,sakh>ov4  ,:]eas #bjba m>ks
 ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! bir? ( ,dr4 ,&rei
 ,dmitrievi* ,sakh>ov 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
preamble z ,dr4 ,sakh>ov71 :o 0 born on 
,may #ba1 #aiba2 ,:]eas1 al?\gh ! "w (  
,dr4 ,sakh>ov z a nucle> physici/ e>n$  
him int]national respect & r5[n1 8 great
 g5ius & gift to hi/ory 0 to give voice 
to a global ye>n+ = human rights &      
fundam5tal fre$oms2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifh1 9  
an act ( great c\rage & consci5ce1 ,dr4 
,sakh>ov publi%$ 8 treatise1 ,?\ghts ,on
 ,progress1 ,peaceful ,coexi/5ce1 ,&    
,intellectual ,fre$om1 9 :i* he-- 7#a7  
(f]$ a compreh5sive vision = peace &    
progress2  7#b7 broke ) ! ,soviet       
e/abli%m5t ov] human rights2 &  7#c7    

op5$ himself up to ye>s ( (ficial &     
/ate-sponsor$ retaliation2 ,:]eas1 9    
#aigj1 ,dr4 ,sakh>ov help$ f\nd !       
,committee on ,human ,rights 9 ! ,union 
( ,soviet ,sociali/ ,republics 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is preamble z ! ,,ussr71 :i*      
docum5t$ human rights abuses 9 ! ,,ussr2
 ,:]eas ! advocacy ( ,dr4 ,sakh>ov =    
human rights at home & abroad 0 gr\nd$  
91 & em]g$ f1 8 "w = peace & aga9/      
nucle> weapons prolif]ation2 ,:]eas1 9 8
 #aige ,nobel ,prize acceptance spee*1  
deliv]$ by 8 wife ,yel5a ,bonn] because 
! ,,ussr _h b>r$ him f att5d+ ! c]emony1
 ,dr4 ,sakh>ov express$ 8 hope 9 a f9al 
victory ( ! pr9ciples ( peace & human   
rights & ! lib]ation ( all prison]s (   
consci5ce ev]y:]e2 ,:]eas ! ,nobel      
,peace ,prize ,committee call$ ,dr4     
,sakh>ov ! spokesman = ! consci5ce (    
mank9d2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,,ussr   
exil$ ,dr4 ,sakh>ov & ,yel5a ,bonn] to !
 clos$ city ( ,gorky 7n[ ,nizhny        
,novgorod1 ,russia7 9 retaliation = !   
advocacy ( ,dr4 ,sakh>ov aga9/ ! ,,ussr 

invasion ( ,afghani/an1 :i* he lat]     
call$ a w> ( annihilation1 a t]rible s92
 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,reagan proclaim$ ,may
 #ba1 #aihc1 z ,national ,&rei ,sakh>ov 
,day1 an occasion = ! p ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates to reaffirm t1 despite attempts  
at repression1 ! ideals ( peace & fre$om
 w endure & ultimately triumph2 ,:]eas  
,mikhail ,gorba*ev releas$ ,dr4 ,sakh>ov
 & ,yel5a ,bonn] f exile 9 ,decemb]     
#aihf1 "o ( ! mo/ significant /eps 9    
implem5t+ a loos5+ ( political controls 
"u p]e/roika & glasno/2 ,:]eas1 9 #aihi1
 ,dr4 ,sakh>ov became a deputy ( !      
,congress ( ,p ,deputies1 ! fir/        
legislative body 9 ! ,,ussr t p]mitt$   
debate1 :i* us$ ! moral au?ority ( ,dr4 
,sakh>ov to try to democratize ,soviet  
political processes1 includ+ an end to  
#a-p>ty rule2 ,:]eas ! c\rage\s ef=ts ( 
,dr4 ,sakh>ov aga9/ totalit>ian         
repression 9 ! ,,ussr inspir$ political 
re=ms t swept ,europe ?r\gh\t #aihi2    
,:]eas1 on 8 dea? 9 #aihi1 ! ,:ite ,h\se
 not$ t ! voice ( ,dr4 ,sakh>ov 0 an    

important dim5sion 9 ! contempor>y      
*anges "u way 9 ,soviet society1 *anges 
t w\ld culm9ate #b ye>s lat] 9 !        
collapse ( ! ,,ussr & ,soviet           
,communism2 & ,:]eas ! "w ,dr4 ,sakh>ov 
began rema9s unf9i%$1 :i* is evid5c$ by 
! ,may #ah1 #bjba1 cancellation by      
au?orities ( ! ,mosc[ ,sakh>ov ,c5t]'s  
exhibit m>k+ ! c5t5>y ( ! life ( ,dr4   
,sakh>ov3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--
 7#a7 recognizes ! hi/orical            
significance ( ! contributions made by  
,dr4 ,&rei ,dmitrievi* ,sakh>ov 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is resolution z ,dr4 ,sakh>ov7 9 !
 promotion ( human dignity & political  
fre$om 9 8 own c\ntry & ar\nd ! _w2     
7#b7 recognizes t ! example set by ,dr4 
,sakh>ov has inspir$ millions ar\nd ! _w
 work+ to promote democratic pr9ciples2 
&  7#c7 expresses support = democracy & 
human rights activi/s ar\nd ! _w1       
especially 9 ,russia1 :o embody !       
pr9ciples & values practic$ by ,dr4     
,sakh>ov4