Vladimir Semyonovich Slepak | |
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Владимир Семёнович Слепак | |
| Born | (1927-10-29)29 October 1927 |
| Died | 24 April 2015(2015-04-24) (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union(1927–1987) Israel(1987–2015) |
| Alma mater | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| Occupation | Radio engineer |
| Known for | human rights activism, participation in theMoscow Helsinki Group |
| Movement | Dissident movement in the Soviet Union |
Vladimir Semyonovich Slepak (Russian:Влади́мир Семёнович Слепа́к; 29 October 1927[1] – 24 April 2015[2]) was aSoviet dissident,refusenik,[3] member of theMoscow Helsinki Group.[4] Along with his wife Mariya Slepak (née Rashkovskaya) and sons Alexander and Leonid he fought for theright of Jews to emigrate from the Soviet Union.[5]
He participated in the compilation of about 70 documents, appeals byMoscow Helsinki Group.[6]
He graduated from theMoscow Aviation Institute as a radio engineer.
He lived and worked in Moscow as the head of the laboratory at the Research Institute of television inGolyanovo District and trust "Spetsgeofizika."
For his human rights activities he was convicted and exiled[7] to the village of Tsokto-Khangil,Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug in theChita Oblast from 1978 to 1983.
He spent nearly five years in Siberian exile for unfurling a banner that read, "Let Us Go..."[8] Subsequently, he emigrated in October 1987 after 17 years has passed since his first application to the Visa Office.[9] He lived with his family inKfar Saba, Israel.[10]
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