Letter from P.A. Cherenkov (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute) to Elie Wiesel declining Nobel Laureates Conference invitation

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Letter from P.A. Cherenkov (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute) to Elie Wiesel declining Nobel Laureates Conference invitation

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December 31, 1987

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A letter dated December 31, 1987, from P.A. Cherenkov of the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, to Professor Elie Wiesel. Cherenkov expresses gratitude for the invitation to a Nobel Laureates Conference scheduled for January 18-22, 1988, in Paris. He regrets that he cannot attend due to a prolonged severe illness. Cherenkov conveys his hope that the influential conference will significantly contribute to the struggle of progressive international society to liberate humanity from the threat of civilization's destruction in a nuclear war. He also expresses a wish for humanity to enter the third millennium joyfully and free from the fear of annihilation. The letter concludes with best wishes for the new year.

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Moscow, USSR
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EWG_1244_01_29-29
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Cherenkov, P.A. to Elie Wiesel. 1987. “Letter from P.A. Cherenkov (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute) to Elie Wiesel Declining Nobel Laureates Conference Invitation”. Compound Object. Communication Document. Letter from P.A. Cherenkov (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute) to Elie Wiesel Declining Nobel Laureates Conference Invitation. Elie Wiesel Digital Archive. https://grayzel.gratz.edu/ew/letter-pa-cherenkov-pn-lebedev-physical-institute-elie-wiesel-declining-nobel-laureates-conference.

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