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Soviet dissident freed but denied right to settle in Russia
Alexander Ogorodnikov, a 37 year old dissident and Russian Orthodox activist released Feb 14 under an amnesty, faces a propiska rule that bars him from establishing residence. He travels between friends in Bolshevo and his parents’ home, unable to obtain a permanent address or basic services, risking jail for living without a propiska. His wife reportedly remarried, and Moscow region officials promised a decision within 30 days on his appeal.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Alexander Ogorednikey
Siberian
Ogorodnikov
Bolshevo
Nikolai Muratov
Elena
Kalinin
Dmitri
Ogorednikov
Moscow Cinema
Bulletin of the Christian Community
Vechernyaya Moskva
Glasnost
Ogorodzikoy