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Why Shcharansky and the Helsinki case shapes U S Soviet ties
Washington observers note Anatoly Shcharansky rose from a Soviet computer programmer to a pivotal figure in global human rights politics. As a refusednik and dissident, he drew support from Amnesty International and Israel, while exposing Soviet violations under Helsinki scrutiny. Carter linked Shcharansky’s fate to his human rights agenda, prompting debates on whether exiling him or trading him for spies was preferable.
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Anatoly Shcharansky
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Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
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Dimitri Simes
Georgetown University Center For Strategic and International Studies
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