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Word: zunshein (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...included in the release were some of the more prominent Jewish dissidents, including Begun, Yuli Edelshtein and Sakhar Zunshein. Several of the remaining prisoners had apparently refused to sign a letter requesting a pardon and pledging that they would not engage in any more anti-Soviet propaganda. Though the Kremlin claims to have told 500 Soviet Jews last month that they could emigrate, a figure that is almost certainly exaggerated, it seemed clear last week that most refuseniks were not yet enjoying the benefits of glasnost. Naum Meiman, 75, a mathematician and close friend of Sakharov's, has repeatedly been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Sounds of Freedom | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

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