Andrei Sakharov. The Man Who Wasn't Afraid

Who is our hero today? What is his superpower? As a child, Andrei was shy — he couldn't even talk to the classmate next to him.
But many years later, it was his quiet voice that sounded louder than the explosions of the most destructive bombs, the opinions of the most important politicians.
Andrei Sakharov, like all of us, had to choose: to think for himself or to believe on faith, to speak out or remain silent, to intervene or to stay on the sidelines. His life resembled a scientific experiment, often leading to unexpected results. Making mistakes, facing failures and betrayals, Sakharov always chose action: he questioned what was considered indisputable, spoke on equal terms with heads of state, and challenged injustice, inequality, and authority.
A brilliant physicist, the "father" of the Soviet hydrogen bomb and a human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Sakharov was a man who wasn't afraid — to think, to speak out, to defend.