Sharansky worked alongside the great Andrei Sakharov.

The Left's Jihad against Sharansky
Steven Plaut, Arutz Sheva Original Article

Natan Sharansky has become the victim of KGB terror that the Left most loves to hate. His sin? He is thought to have influenced President Bush and helped persuade him that the time has come to push democracy as a solution for the problems of terrorism and tyranny. He also, of course, is guilty of thinking that Jews have the right to shoot back.