Voronel Alexander Vladimirovich

Definition: Russian and Israeli scientist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Professor. Refusenik. Writer, publicist.
Years of life: 1931-2024
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Genus. in 1931 in Leningrad. In 1946, at the age of 14, he was arrested in Chelyabinsk for writing and distributing leaflets. He served six months in a juvenile colony in the village of Atlyan, Chelyabinsk region, then the sentence was replaced with a suspended sentence.
In 1954 he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Physics of Kharkov University. Worked at VNIIFTRI in Mendeleevo, Moscow region. He studied the thermodynamics of phase transitions, his work received worldwide recognition.
After the arrest of Sinyavsky and Daniel in 1965, he participated in the movement to protect them.
Involved in the repatriation of Jews from the USSR in the 1970s. In 1972, he was refused permission to travel to Israel and was fired from his job. In 1972-1974 - founder and editor of the samizdat magazine “Jews in the USSR”.
In Israel since 1975. Since 1990 - editor of the popular Russian-language literary magazine "22".

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