Speaker. what secrets she could still possess after a decade. Secretary Gorbachev himself has stated that State secrecy denial should last no longer than 10 years. yet the Uspenskys still languish in the Soviet Union. Last winter. the Uspenskys decided to stop trying to emigrate as a family. and began concentrating all their energies on obtaining a visa for their son. Slave. Igor and his son staged a hunger strike during the Hanukah holiday in order to highlight their plight. They were willing to fast until Slava was permitted to emigrate. The Soviet authorities ignored their compelling demonstration. and still refused to allow Slave to leave. Only when the earthquake struck Soviet Armenia and many of their friends needed assistance did the Uspenskys halt their hunger strike. That a hunger strike was necessary at all is testimony to the arbitrary and capricious nature of the Soviet emigration process. Slava has initially been invited to join his cousin. Dimma loffe. in Israel. but was told that his cousin was not a close enough relative.
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