President. I rise to call the attention of my colleagues to an important issue. Vladimir Feltsman. a renowned Russan pianist. and his wife have been denied permission to emigrate to Israel. This is the fourth time their request has been refused. Since the day he began playing. Feltsman was shackled by Soviet suppression and censorship. Overcome by an intense desire to fully and freely express his artistic potential. Feltsman decided he had to emigrate. Maxim Shostakovich. who recently defected from the Soviet Union. explained in an interview with U.S. News & World Report why so many Russian artists decide to defect or emigrate. Mainly. it is because there is a lack of true expression in the Soviet Union. a lack of freedom. That has led to this great loss of very valuable individuals.
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