Bar Mitzvahs. circumcisions or religious burials take place each year in the USSR. that there are no yeshivas and that teaching Hebrew is prohibited and can be grounds for arrest under "antiZionist activity" statutes. there remains a strong feeling of Jewish Identity and pride. The young Russian Jewsthose who have been denied ritual practice and full understanding of Jewish culture--are the ones leading this revolution. It is young Russian Jews between 18 and 30 who are filing for visas and prompting their parents and friends to take this bold step. I witnessed this embryonic revolution on my first "visit to Russia in August. 1970. just