It seems that the Soviets think he harbors deep. dark secrets he gained from his Job as chief of laboratory for testing herbicides and defoliants. Leonid left this Job more than 12 years ago. but the Soviets still refuse him exit based on nebulous "state secret" grounds. From the time they submitted their applications for exit visas. the Stonovs have been prevented from pursuing professional careers. He is an agricultural scientist. she is a physician. In 1981. Leonid was stripped of his academic degrees by the Higher Attestation Commission for applying for an exit visa. The persecution they have suffered. just because they are Jewish. pervades their family roots. Leonids father was a wellknown Soviet writer. who was arrested in 1949 and accused of antiSoviet activities.
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