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From: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips)
Newsgroups: net.poems,net.religion.christian
Subject: birthday greetings for a Russian poet
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 15:06:03 EST
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Has anyone else on the net heard of the Soviet poet, Irina 
Ratushinskaya?  She's currently in a strict-regime prison camp in the 
Soviet Union for anti-Soviet agitation and propoganda (that is, for 
circulating her poetry, most of which is religious).  She will be 
celebrating her 32nd birthday on March 4.  I've included her address 
below; we're hoping she'll receive a flood of birthday greetings from 
the West, particularly from other poets and from other Christians.

	Irina Ratushinskaya
	431200 Mordovskaya ASSR
	Tengushevsky raion
	pos. Barashevo
	uchr. ZhKh-385/3-4
	SOVIET UNION

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get my hands on any copies of her
work, Russian or English translation.  If anyone else has, I'd like to
know where you got it.  Mail me any responses, and I'll post or mail if
anyone else is interested.

	regards,
		Charli