Valery Chalidze, Soviet Dissident Forced Into Exile, Dies At 79

SOPHIA KISHKOVSKY, New York Times: Obituaries
Mon, 01/22/2018 - 6:47pm

Mr. Chalidze had campaigned for human rights alongside Andrei Sakharov when he was allowed to visit the United States and then barred from returning.

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Valery Chalidze, Soviet Dissident Forced Into Exile, Dies At 79

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