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Although women writers have held a conspicuous place in the history of modern Russian literature, they have been slow to find their true voices in exile. But a few, like Playwright Nina Voronel, 51, are beginning to be heard by non-Russian audiences in the West. Voronel, consistently thwarted in her attempts to write for the Soviet theater, has had two one-acters produced off-Broadway. In Israel, where she now lives, two full-scale plays have been performed, and a movie and a TV drama have been based on her scripts. Like most emigre authors, Voronel is still drawing...
...Soviet officials are very sensitive to public opinion abroad," Voronel said. "They want to look decent to the rest of the world...
...Voronel was forced to resign from his position at the Soviet Academy of Sciences in Moscow and was further harrassed by a draft call for active duty despite his age (41 years) and a previous exemption due to a chronic back problem. The upper age limit for military service...
...become a traitor and lose all your friends when you apply for a visa." Nina Voronel said, talking about the alienation of Soviet Jews from their fellow citizens and the rest of the world...
Shortly after his professional life was abruptly terminated. Voronel began holding weekly scientific seminars in his home. These were attended by colleagues who were similarly denied opportunity to work in their fields...