According to a writer on Russian affairs for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and to a number of media reports, Nedelya (Weekly) is a weekly supplement to Izvestia (29 Apr. 1991; Russian Press Digest 28 June 1991; The New York Times 22 Dec. 1985). For general information on Izvestia, please consult the attachment from Russia and the Commonwealth, A to Z.

Information on whether an article entitled "White Thread on Black Background" by Natalya Radko appeared in 1989 is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

The New York Times. 22 December 1985. Late City Final Edition. Philip Taubman. "Writers Say Yevtushenko Speech Reflected a Hopeful Mood." (NEXIS)

Writer on Russian affairs, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Munich. 4 May 1994. Telephone interview.

Russian Press Digest [Moscow]. 28 June 1991. Irina Kolesnikova. "Nedelya: Bad Izvestia (News)." (NEXIS)

Nedelya [Moscow]. n.d. Natalya Radko. "White Thread on Black Background." (unofficial translation).

The New York Times. 22 December 1985. Late City Edition. Philip Taubman. "Writers Say Yevtushenko Speech Reflected a Hopeful Mood." (NEXIS)

Russian Press Digest [Moscow]. 28 June 1991. Irina Kolesnikova. "Nedelya: Bad Izvestia (News)." (NEXIS)

Wilson, Andrew and Nina Bachkatov. 1992. Russia and the Commonwealth, A to Z. New York: HarperPerennial, p. 110.

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