charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) (01/31/86)
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