Anatoly served as my guide and translator during a visit to the Soviet Union to examine Soviet policies toward Jews and other minorities. He proved to be an extremely knowledgeable and dedicated young man. In July 1978. he was convicted and sentenced to 13 years incarceration for "antiSoviet activity." But Anatolys only real "crimes" were that he was a dynamic leader of the Soviet Jewish movement to guarantee unrestricted emigration rights. He was a key figure in the human rights movement monitoring Soviet compliance with the Helsinki Accords. The charges against Anatolythat he had made contacts with agents of the U.S.
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