1) Soviet phraseology 2) Unvisaed russian
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Refusenik (отказник, otkaznik, from `отказ`, otkaz `refusal`) was an unofficial term for individuals, typically but not exclusively Soviet Jews, who were denied permission to emigrate abroad by the authorities of the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Eastern bloc. The term refusenik is derived from the `refusal` han...
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Would-be Soviet Jewish emigres who were denied permission to leave USSR and lived in limbo in 1970s.
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http://soviethistory.msu.edu/glossary/
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