On the recordJanuary 28, 1982
Please understand that you and the other members of the Vashchenko and Chmykhalov families are not alone as you pursue your brave and determined effort for emigration.
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presidency.ucsb.eduPlease understand that you and the other members of the Vashchenko and Chmykhalov families are not alone as you pursue your brave and determined effort for emigration.
Message to Lidiya and Augustina Vashchenko, Hunger Strikers in the United States Embassy in Moscow
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