"Promised land". Which led to Soviet people, and that entails now citizens of CIS countries

Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union and Russia, on the one hand, is a topic like a hundred times subjected to the most detailed analysis, and on the other... that should not go in the official interpretations, and memories of direct participants in this long and arduous process, as it becomes clear not all so simple here. In the end, leaving everything, to break from a familiar spot and to take off halfway around the world in pursuit of some ephemeral future perfect — not too easy solution. Nevertheless, it took and take on tens of thousands of our compatriots. Why?

In Fact, to speak of any mass emigration (or, if anything, the repatriation) of Soviet citizens to Israel, starting with the 60-ies of XX century. First, it is then somewhat softened state regime, the "iron curtain" began to give let small but cracks, and the desire to leave the USSR was not automatically equated to treason. And secondly, the state of Israel suddenly is powerfully and loudly announced himself by winning the "six day war". In many sources this victory is indicated as the reasons that prompted the Soviet Jews, at once kindled a "Patriotic feelings" and pride in the land of their ancestors, to start making plans out.

Most Likely, this is not quite true. In fact, after the "six day war" in the Soviet Union involved on the state level, the processes of "struggle against Zionism" and other leaders, as it happened in Russian history not once, not twice, began to overreact, having begun to seek out "the Zionists" in their own groups and organizations. It is clear that some of the Soviet citizens, Degolevich the notorious "fifth paragraph", it's hard spoiled life. Hence arose a sudden they have a zeal to leave the country at any cost.

Incidentally, in recognition of the most honest and outspoken leaders of the movement of immigrants in the USSR, the ideological opponents of the Soviet regime among the leaves were few. The rest just wanted to go there, where, in their opinion, they will have better life prospects, where it will be better fed, freer, more fun to live. Regarding the religious component – approximately the same picture. If all the immigrants are attracted by the wailing Wall in Jerusalem, they would not end up in new York, making in Vienna or Rome transplant from the Soviet aircraft is not Israeli, and American. In 1973, nearly 35 thousand left the Soviet Union, Jews there were nearly a thousand, but already in 1989, from left "to reunite with their families in Israel," our country citizens in the United States was almost 80%.

One writer later described the audience as cunning, Byelorussia times for three countries: the Union lied about relatives in Israel, the Israelites swore "allegiance to Zion", and the Americans convinced the available alleged against them "political persecution." In fact, people just wanted to get out "the hateful scoop." As far as their dreams of Paradise in the West later became a reality — a topic for a completely different conversation.
For this reason, sharply increased the flow of immigrants from the "ruins" of the Soviet Union fled to the "promised land" from countries where there was no more peace, no peace, no normal operation, no clear prospects. Ran wherever we could. For people with higher education, representatives of scientific and creative intelligentsia, it was especially important.

Go to Israel from Russia and other CIS countries today. The benefit with this no more problems. A long-forgotten past was the movement of "refuseniks" — those who in the USSR were not given permission to leave. Horror story seem after decades of problems with the KGB and the party of those who decided to go for a visa at the Israeli Embassy. Anyway, go now, can anyone, anywhere, it would wish and would take there, where you're going.

West lost a great opportunity to push our country over the "obstruction repatriation", accusing her of "violating human rights". Today, it is necessary to use absolutely other reasons.

Why go now? Yes, all for the same reason that not so long ago was announced by the President, remembering on this occasion the saying about fish and people. Looking for where it is deeper, looking for where the best... However, for some time there has been and return traffic, primarily for the above-mentioned intellectuals, "open spaces" of Israel for the flight of creative thought which was too narrow.