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...hurry. But a Soviet military intelligence analyst who wanted to defect to the West recently was almost not allowed to. When this official approached the gates of the U.S. embassy in Tunis, he attempted to make himself understood to the Marine guard. The befuddled guard pointed toward the visa section. The official dutifully took his place at the end of a lengthy queue of Tunisians submitting their visa applications. Soon, he became jumpy; the KGB might already be on his tail. He approached the officer in charge, who promptly ushered the upstart back to the end of line. The frustrated...
Shcharansky first gained attention when he was denied a visa to join his wife in leaving the Soviet Union in 1974. Shcharansky was arrested in 1977, following vocal criticism of the Soviet justice system, and was convicted the following year of spying...
...huge, and complex. We switched teams in Leningrad; by 2 p.m. Rebecca Sheridan and I set off. Three hours later we were sitting with Misha Borlov and his family. Borlov's name has been changed. He is a scientist who was expelled from his job after applying for a visa in 1980. A few years later, officials voted to strip him of his Doctor of Science degree because of his "anti-political activity." Similarly, his wife, a chemist, is now unemployed. His daughter Marina, a bright woman who reads English literature voraciously, now baby-sits full time. Before applying...
Other Russians and Jews, fearing guilt by association, will have nothing to do with them. This family has been trying to emigrate for six years, and no longer bothers to apply for an exit visa every six months. "When the children were young, it was not so bad. We had hope that we can leave. But now, it has been such long time. What if we have to stay here for rest of our lives?" Next year. Natasha will apply to a university, and her parents fear that continued visa applications will hurt her chances of being accepted...
Olga has a piano teacher who does not know that Olga is a refusenik, and both parents fear that if the teacher finds out, she will cut off the lessons. And further visa applications could cause her status to become known to the teacher...