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Refusenik was an unofficial term for individuals—typically, but not exclusively, Soviet Jews—who were denied permission to emigrate, primarily to Israel, by the authorities of the Soviet Union and oth
January 10, 1973. Soviet Jewish refusenik demonstration in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the right to emigrate to Israel, before being broken up by Soviet authorities.
January 10, 1973. Soviet Jewish refusenik demonstration in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the right to emigrate to Israel, before being
A rare type 2 USSR exit visa. This type of visa was issued to those who received permission to leave the USSR permanently and lost their Soviet citize
A rare type 2 USSR exit visa. This type of visa was issued to those who received permission to leave the USSR permanently and lost their Soviet citizenship. Many people who wanted to emigrate were unable to receive this kind of exit visa.
Letter from the MVD to a 76-year-old man from Sverdlovsk refusing him permission to move to Israel due to "knowledge of state secrets", May 1991.
Letter from the MVD to a 76-year-old man from Sverdlovsk refusing him permission to move to Israel due to "knowledge of state secrets", May 1991.
Yuli Edelstein, one of the Soviet Union's most prominent refuseniks, who served as Speaker of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) from 2013 to 2020
Yuli Edelstein, one of the Soviet Union's most prominent refuseniks, who served as Speaker of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) from 2013 to 2020
Yuli Edelstein
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Yuli-Yoel Edelstein is an Israeli politician, co-founder of the Yisrael BaAliyah party, and a senior figure in Likud.
Refusenik
…arrest on charges of espionage and treason and subsequent trial contributed to international support for the refusenik cause. International pressure Yuli Edelstein, one of the Soviet Union's most prominent refuseniks, who served as Speaker of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) from 2013 to 2020 On 18 October 1976…
Official portrait, 2022
Official portrait, 2022
Edelstein's prison release record from the Moscow MVD, 1987
Edelstein's prison release record from the Moscow MVD, 1987
Edelstein as Information Minister, briefing reporters at site of Hamas rocket attack, 2012
Edelstein as Information Minister, briefing reporters at site of Hamas rocket attack, 2012