I have agreed to communicate with two of themtwin boys. aged 23 years old. These Jewish boys. Arkady and Leonid Vainman. were arrested on charges of "hooliganism." and were sentenced to 4 years in separate Soviet prisons. Let us picture the events which resulted in the arrest and conviction of Arkady. and Leonid. In May of 1972. the brothers applied. without their parents permission. for exit visas to Israel. Both boys subsequently received draft notices. although Leonid had received a medical exemption the previous year. A campaign of harassment by local authorities followed. and they were provoked by a local "tough" who insulted and assaulted them.