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The '''Siberian Seven''' refers to a family of persecuted [[Pentecostal]]s in the [[Soviet Union]] who took up residency in the US embassy in [[Moscow]] |
The '''Siberian Seven''' refers to a family of persecuted [[Pentecostal]]s in the [[Soviet Union]] who took up residency in the US embassy in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|title=At Last, the Promised Land|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20085494,00.html|website=People|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> The Vashchenko family, originally from [[Chernogorsk]], [[Siberia]], stayed there from June 1978 to June 1983<ref>{{cite news|author1=Ned Temko|title=Siberian seven' begin 4th year as 'guests' of US Embassy in Moscow|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0626/062648.html|accessdate=27 April 2016|publisher=The Christian Science Monitor|date=June 26, 1981|language=English}}</ref> before they were allowed to leave to Israel on a tourist visa and eventually settling in the United States<ref>{{cite news|title=16 SIBERIAN PENTECOSTALS END A TRIP TO FREEDOM|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/21/us/16-siberian-pentecostals-end-a-trip-to-freedom.html|accessdate=27 April 2016|publisher=New York Times|date=July 21, 1983}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:42, 29 April 2016
The Siberian Seven refers to a family of persecuted Pentecostals in the Soviet Union who took up residency in the US embassy in Moscow.[1] The Vashchenko family, originally from Chernogorsk, Siberia, stayed there from June 1978 to June 1983[2] before they were allowed to leave to Israel on a tourist visa and eventually settling in the United States[3]
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- ^ "At Last, the Promised Land". People. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Ned Temko (June 26, 1981). "Siberian seven' begin 4th year as 'guests' of US Embassy in Moscow". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "16 SIBERIAN PENTECOSTALS END A TRIP TO FREEDOM". New York Times. July 21, 1983. Retrieved 27 April 2016.