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Definition of Refuseniks
1. refusenik [n] - See also: refusenik
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refuseniks
Literary usage of Refuseniks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S by Glenn E. Schweitzer (2004)
"DISSIDENTS, refuseniks, AND THE EXILE OF ANDREY SAKHAROV During the 1970s and
1980s, human rights became an important dimension of the US-Soviet ..."
2. Soviet Defectors: The KGB Wanted List by Vladislav Krasnov (1986)
"... which not only involved humiliating "selection" procedures but also turned
rejected applicants into the new pariahs of Soviet society—the "refuseniks. ..."
3. Helsinki Process: Negotiating Security & Cooperation in Europe. by John Fry (1999)
"Both the fact that applicants must be informed of decisions and the recognition
of the right to reapply are important because many refuseniks in the USSR ..."
4. The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism by Alina Baciu (2005)
"... workers who opted out as “refuseniks” and “vaccine-dodgers” (New York Times,
2002; Washington Post, 2002; Boston Herald, 2003; Washington Times, 2003). ..."
5. Working for Living: Slavery Masquerading as Freedom and Democracy by Walter Prytulak (2005)
"There are no provisions guaranteeing the survival of heretics, refuseniks,
non-conformists, or so- called non-believers. Thus there is no healthy way out ..."
6. Through the Eyes of a Beelzebub: A Book of Poems by Walter Prytulak (2006)
"The cows, pigs and rabbits, sheep, geese, and chickens Had lost their protection
from being devoured By all work-refuseniks and people of leisure Without ..."
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