O ily M il Tue1d y Mmh 22 1977 PACE 20 - -Dignity or Death A YEAR and a h•lf ago Ruulan le• der Leonid Btu hne• 1igned a treaty in Hel1lnkl guaranteeing freedom andlluman rig hit Did It mun the end of the police state T The peranution 1 The night arreate 1 A group of RuMl•n citlzen• formed a committee to monitor what happened A• the 11•1 of broken pledges mounted the KGB moved In on the group them1tlv11 Thie la the 1tory of on of them - a woman who'I Jul out of Runla and IMn In new-found freedom with her hu band and eon 8he't • teacher and hiatorlan and ehe'e now lull of hope that at the age of 51 ehe can rebuild 1er Ille in tho • West She told her alory to NIOHOLAS BET ELL by Ludmilla Alekseyeva IF you have nol lived in the Soviet Union vou cannot imagine wha t ·life is like for the ordinary man in the street You do not h3ve 10 be guilty o an offe nce al uny ort to n nd yourself Imprisoned without trial and s eparu t od from your ramlly and frlrnds orwn for yea rs u m Lime 111 glvt 'OU l'iO • mpl - or II 10d ottd t yptc nl tO SC m r- c ut' the Ukraine nt lML wt m he nuurlcd nnd h nd two children TM A In Ft-bnn1rr um t hty r artta1Cd him • r•ln •nd him an- o her a ye In prfson on Ult -- lnlrnpe4 un charge that he wu tn1t - -· trig n1emoirs You could bar IIY t huned h1tn hnd the cbarae ha _ f- true Arter a Hfo 11 lte t hd wbo' would o' fflte mm otn '01 or n ·enre tn Srlson nlt houach he ha1 never · oomniltled a crime or raiatd • ft naff to i'ufJ ' r e aglU nu an •one •· Th f° l lo l bal the ltuAtlon IA Ula Okn lne 11 Ca r worae eftfl th D ti • 1s In MoM ow The Ukl'aln1an s are 1UU nt ltlon1 l11lte and tho nuU1orUI• here · cannot relu U1e1t • ' ' Z n1c tt brl mur wu rommandcd bJ Ro n m 81mkhnlch a UkrnJnlaD nnlloul 11 at vrho btta 1ne qu Jte II he ro nmong h ill own p 'op o nils did nut endcM h im L-o foi co ''· £ tentunlJy lo H• •O So •l«-t torcu l rapl td Shukht ·tclt tn i tlt'll a nd he killed him sell n thn Ul an be taU n alive But Uu 8tate dot t not gwe up IO tMUy 1' hr y nrn • 11•d Iii son Yuri Onee a Ukrainian La conrieted ot • aaena UM7 nevtt let so ol nun UleJ a rn- st him aoln and uaJ o poUtJC'al on aom pretext u Uley did 4'Utt ShnkbC'Vicb and 'Ivl n SvtUJchny Wbo WILi lo _P ertta labour camp • •Ub VladJ mlr Bukovaty Sffm I dcttll of lbese - lld people bate coutacttd us n nd told UI they WILnt to em1 rnW OUr Doc u· m rnt No 121s About Ulcm Thtfi love ' t n l rr r Gtft r 1 0 e t TJe reallso ltre'1 b bour N1 1 1 ju M for btln b l1 '-t of lbem hatt rtit Utt a tn t ht UnJttd 8tates or CanMIA and we want 1 lo be t ll ed lo join them under t ather's son the •family reuntUcat lon· aec Uou of Ule Helalnld A p-eemeut Renouaoe h e or our • nt mbera VJILdlmlr his father u 'fuc - R uul11 It Ls very important ror J c• • Aflrr t en wn i cd i ·r iir U1cy took hltn out ot pri un pui h im in a autt ot c ood doltict and bn'lu h1 hUU lO K1ey 'A1l 'rt' tht -can him tbt nnw tOOd showed h im t1 mund the do• and toot h1111 to the hca tre rh n r- n1 e thl' l'nlt ch T hey 6 Ud to tum • · W t want •l U to o on ct ' 1 1 - 'OU r nOUtl 't bis ld t'M 1md h l5 nah W V o 'o t ei ruust Sovkt lfflWl'r •u l'OU do ynu'U b • out ot prison at once '6U1J lh'e in K w t I have a n ne llfr H r ttfuM d He nad l 11 rn no r 1rt 1n tlk O tlu or course he d 1x en too young but hunll ' llrictu made it Int• I l f •t ron he Ut 'NI • t 1t al of ID rs MfON btlna r·tka WCI n l k59 at lhe o e or 3G E •en Cht n his t fOUb lC4 ' l'fren 'l O 'r t B emg UH 1 111 or ltoman Shulc- or medtJI IAd et-eutuall 1 became a o load wbJcl wu a -or hie nnk for a Jew to iucb Bu alter tbe wv he became coo ced lhal U e Sovlel Union 1111 of NlU aemllitm t cluallY enoounpd by lb• aulboriu Uld In 111$1 bo ULtued lbla ell ID pubUC • Ht •U immadlalaly lrml Ille ormy cleP 'lved • of bll pen don rtchlo Ind found hlmsoll unable lO Ind wort Yellm wu one of Ille Int lo •Pl'lY when II bc ame - Ible for a • J lf aleU authorlllea wouldn let bJm ao fhey Nld he had hv d lo mlUlaly fr t ll 1ti r1 0 3 oecrelo • The pholoSrAJ h IA our doc unw IO f f ta as u mo blm and Illa lt1 Ad i Oftl h• the U N DtclanUon Of Hwnl D i bts n e o ro 11 htct1 the Sovl t Union ho I 11fd l ca•l't una-er5lnnd the idea I hat a 1rown up penon l s not allowed to decldo lri whkh country he would llko to ll ·e B • • ·hat rl1tht does someone l lse decide the5e lhfoga for h im TO mot ll'• as bad •• • man· - ·tre rc r httn OT JJaylnc down how um ' children he ought to 11ave u ai a '' ID lo th 0r u _ th • 1176 rle • -N• uo May · 1t WU •n u clal meet 101 a t by era I hundred peoplo- ran evenl IA our COUDlr7 eapeci lly In the - Ydlm br velY made 1P ft b about anli semJtllnl UICI rasclml cln1'1 hlnUn1 that MlllJk •'1'U aUU und' c b n • the 111 nutnee or Lhuc two Ct'U rorcu Mllftlered by the Nazis terrible cue or a Jew not be ur al o -ect to tmlgrale came 10 a bead l ut r e r Ytftm D8 t'ldo '1ch WU I J e w from Mln ak and all bl$ ramtly 9 •ero murder N 1 by the Na Ja H e tscal td h e11teb he 'a st'l't 1110 cd t o lhe ln the Ukrahw· They bon hltn to N alchilc In lh ' nol1htrn CaUe MH Olli ' bc cnu e he 'Al fta• 17 $ei'vbJ J In tJlo Red Anny 1'11en Min st u c ip- l ured here aomc h applnct• can bl I • ·ay Ho roucr it YffY bn t eJJ won a tot If• WO ktpl up Ila baWe IO lr7 IO rml nU IO Creer Dr S tbarov 'la d Illa aplD aod IA but II was no l'10d Arter •erAJ hean 1Lt k l he dlt I In April ' hl her and 1 •oners hart tl'l4e an lona I DY hu ber not lo 1DaD a • lbat flllld Jool bod· at Ibo ooctermc e 1D a • hu W Ceed a wll• ana e11h1 p11Idrtn o wo all · · - that I bould on u e equlvaltnl of 03 a W dt· • · l e aller au uw1• 1111 Up lO one ol Ulo _ _ OoaimJ11te•1 l a U r e 111 - lhe ot Ola lldd ot - I bu 11ea1 Wa · My n mt IOD alld l our laclt of o ntac t wllb IIDo I In OID' • GD J DU fJ SO lcl wortln1 mffi UICI _ _ 11 on ft1 ruar l llle7 wen BUI pul llcallon or Ille HololAki leal · appn i d crealln wi-u muat • 1ft i stla and u e pubUdl ' 11 a•ta -lor aoeed la jhe o el1-ril la radio brot de ls Crom AIX'o 4 b ff _ 0111ce «oti ot ct lb tr t1Cblo • 1nst ance t atuditd u co e al tort bromine refltY he ope tor rrocn Odo - ' WIIO B e • • ° maay '° ° ' IA ·· our •u' lmW'Y 1 - •an llrtlfflt bJ Alm - a u busbend and I an IIQt Jewull nor very i ut - lied lo t1Dlgrote oi me li i i MJ h1Ul nd'a name LI wiilfoma 1111 1act •ta - • vldOrtov a well ltri m 'lljitle Mid Mder or our f allly ondoal«I bi Bri'- 111 1-u 1 cnt«I lo Amtrlca ArauDd lll O bll wrnt--ndf•Uler t r - lo help bulld brld es lor the lint ralln y • between MOKUw and St Pt eJ 91 brJ J •1 • • -111'11 ' i' 'j Full 0t -- Jf'A- tel 'l'lble Uea •·•• ' • • - 'j -' f •· f1 · • • -· Tb h OB around · al'Nst Ol u a li d llftlUm bll' Oiiov loo 't-· • But f l h d no o bel' ' J -W• ·• uiu lo be oald - ba • - bul didn't wbffl u n W lhe doJ all4r oar llal we· Old Olnll Ul'II lo 10 aDd 1111T w UI our - en Yl f'1 'm l to · - tie tr d nly and o lccd us - - • - I hlClant lo arrt1t 1iJm uun ol 1 rran e our docurnen la ' f' the fUN jt would crea e to tbe fort l n • Al llrst I U ld u lhlli · too _ • • • the sheUo mocumettt 1t uSdco and 1 told the omc u- t n · 'Jbere •llo Jail I c bance that W o also hawe ca os of people wbo lad deddNI lo • - lll llllcao U ft O Wd 40lo 1 i e artttll K0 8 t •ant to emlarato ror econom ic Uon l felt G ' 't w at •t h• Idea of would_recon lder - n DocWnent No 1 dcocrtbeo emlaraunc whco mv rrtel dl w •IA • t' t·Olnabuni 11'a- i- t1aloui man • the eutt of worklne men - 'ho are too IUCh d uiaer · - • b1t oii1 tat au it and 'he tJd t U poor 10 fe d lhelr famlllts property Tbe 40 '1 1 1uod- E i r •thl d bo fOIDa lo bit·IITNi d oo be IL 'n ty wans lo •• 10 tb• WHL wlltta qut and n U tt the a U 'D a be - -II lblnp are they tno - tbat waau ' mudt • -lllea bod dttlded t lO U lle Ibo dtcldad bJ blpOr MDI - 'Y 1971 a Ce• da 11 btlore be wu due to m• k• anolbu ll t cb -or prol A ai - - •-•ttd l c1er who rum DU UDd fo · bollliu DOUllcal ·Acr l 01'·IOClle'a' di a en'- W• all · b lm - ' · Bu •t •tomo at aA o' hi n uA ba'lt 1 eu brou1M under U le COD rol ot tbe lltOB Hlli article wai IUII' Gt ltttlblo ll ' Pat lnalance • be - b e bad • wtu hLI own •1- 'I O•ily M•il T i•J• M1«h 22 1977 rAC£ 21 ' o IVE me S l lplclOUA 1 plrktli t P du rtteiftl' U wu CSH d Otlov DER cettlni l'tldf lo -' wllh lb Am r1 anA l ld '111 Ju Ill• 1 look oui Jde ' 1 went oui- Dd there they we re1 tour men 1'6Ddln1 1n U1e hl ll anu more men aitunc 1n parked en• rOllll Ibo bloclt OblloUIIY UlOf'd btud OtloY°1 1'0lce on Lbefr equli WAY ment a nd IUff'OUDdtd tht bou sie t nt o a ' call--box rana the tx· c hanao 1 nd Wed ti· het htr my tele i o°'UJ ffu' rt SL waan•1 out ol' order U had bc-rn atrltcbNl oa btc Ule I h i d bffn u Ent IR It 'I« IUIIW late - •· him- Spll'lt S OR ICS YUBI O IUOV Tht i«elc out of reach of ham an riglJU • 111 JI01COul1 ·u1ortooo Pruon I • • _ • •