President Reagans efforts on behalf of Shcharansky paid off. and now we must work to obtain similar results for the thousands of refuseniks who may not be as famous as Shcharansky. but whose stories are no less tragic. One such story is that of Boris Agarkov. a 48yearold computer scientist from Leningrad. Although Soviet authorities allowed Boris to visit Israel in 1966 as part of an official delegation. he and his family were later refused permission to emigrate there. Both Boris and his wife Geralina lost their jobs as a result of their applications for exit visas. and have since faced serious financial problems. Despite his training in computers. Boris now works as a garage attendant.
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