Anatoly Shcharansky’s family in Moscow was described as “ecstatic” by French Radio reports. His mother, Ida Milgrom, is said to have broken into tears of happiness as she heard reports that her son had crossed the bridge to freedom. His brother Leonid said, “This will give all of us new hope.”
The radio quoted Leonid as saying that now that his brother had left, he and his mother will also apply for exit visas. Leonid, an engineer and one year older than Anatoly, said, “We did not apply for exit visas before because we did not want to risk leaving Anatoly here alone. Now, all is changed and we hope to leave also.”
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