Shcharansky in light of his brutal treatment in isolation cells and subsequent weakening from sickness stands in stark contrast to the inhumanity of his captors. What is Anatoly Shcharanskys crime? For what has he spent 5 years in prison camps with aiuother 8 years yet to serve? He has spent this time imprisoned because he wished to emigrate from the Soviet Union so that he could pursue a freedom which he had not known in Russia. He wished to both practice his religion and escape from the harsh persecution of the Jews in the Soviet Union. However. fighting for these rights. which every American takes for granted. he has become a living example of what he wished to escape.
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