RFE/RL Russian Federation Report, No. 29: excerpts

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RFE/RL Russian Federation Report
Vol. 2, No. 29, 16 August 2000
 
A Survey of Developments in the Regions Outside Moscow
Prepared by the Staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

******************Note to Readers*****************
A weekly supplement to "RFE/RL Newsline," the "RFE/RL
Russian Federation Report" features news about the
Russian Federation outside Moscow and the North
Caucasus. Those interested in Russia's regions might
also want to look at Russian-language transcripts of
RFE/RL's weekly "Korrespondentskii Chas" at
http://www.svoboda.org/programs/.
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JEWISH AUTONOMOUS OBLAST
 
EMIGRATION TO ISRAEL FALLS SHARPLY. For the first time in the last
several years, the number of persons in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
emigrating to Israel has fallen, Interfax-Eurasia reported on 14
August. In the first half of the year, the number of persons leaving
for Israel dropped by 77 percent compared with the same period last
year. Representatives of local Jewish organizations told the agency
that many Jewish families prefer to emigrate not to the Middle East
but to European countries or the U.S.; however, to get a visa to go to
those places is extremely difficult under present circumstances. JAC

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TATARSTAN
 
TATAR OPPOSITIONIST CALLS FOR UNANIMITY WITH AUTHORITIES. In an
interview with TatarInform on 11 August, Rafis Kashapov, who heads the
Chally branch of the moderate nationalist Tatar Public Center, argued
that the republic's authorities and democratic organizations should
combine forces as a first step toward defending the republic's
sovereignty, RFE/RL's Kazan bureau reported on 14 August. Then, he
said, they should align with other republics in the Volga-Urals region
(see "RFE/RL Newsline," 1 August 2000). Kashapov blamed security
forces for thwarting earlier attempts to create a united front. "If
things continue the way they are going, Tatarstan will become a
'guberniya,' we'll lose our president and constitution. If we remain
silent, we'll face baptism, the annihilation of our language, culture,
religion, and national traditions," he said. LF

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