But the U.S. Congress must not remain silent. We must not forget those like Dimitri Berman and Vasily Barats whose right to emigrate is still being flagrantly abused by Soviet and Russian authorities alike. Both have kept them from getting visas to leave that country. Union authorities have agreed to dissolve the KGB and restructure their security apparatus under a more democratic and accountable system. With the elimination of the institutional barrier of the KGB and the professed commitment at the union and the republic level to the principles of Helsinki why. we must ask. can the refuseniks not leave?
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