Refusenik
Refusenik (from English to refuse , "reject") or Otkasnik ( Russian отказник , from отказывать , that is, "reject", Hebrew מסורבי mesorav ) was an unofficial Soviet term for persons, typically Soviet Jews , who were denied the opportunity to emigrate .
Development of meaning
The term got another meaning. Susan Sontag referred to the conscientious objectors of the Israeli army as refuseniks in her book listed below . The term is sometimes used in German in this sense.
Adaptations
An American documentary film , Refusenik , was made in 2007, directed by Laura Bialis, about the efforts and difficulties of the emigration of Soviet Jews.
literature
- Peretz Kidron (Ed.), Susan Sontag (Editor): Refusenik !: Israel's Soldiers of Conscience . Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, ISBN 1-84277-451-4
Web links
Commons : Refuseniks - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Refusenik in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Azbel , Grace Pierce Forbes: Refusenik, trapped in the Soviet Union . Houghton Mifflin, 1981, ISBN 0-395-30226-9
- ↑ Review by Refusenik on avclub.com, May 8, 2008 (English).