Deportation/Russian Draft Question

[Laura Kline]

Dear Anne Marie,
Thanks for the information. I passed it on to my student. I don't believe he
has received any draft letters, since he hasn't been there since he was 11.
Best,
Laura

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[mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of anne marie devlin
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:41 PM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Deportation/Russian Draft Question

Something similar happened to a friend of mine.  However, his parents
encouraged him to leave the country specifically to avoid the draft, so the
situation is somewhat different.  On the other hand he was a legal resident
in the host country.  After he returned to Russia, it took the authorities
some years to catch up with him by which time he had two children and was
exempt.  Has your student actually received his draft letters?  It doesn't
seem as if he has evaded military service and it is therefore unlikely that
he can be prosecuted for it.  There are many exemptions to military service
and maybe the fact that he hasn't lived in Russia for so long and doesn't
speak the language well will benefit him.  A prison term doesn't seem likely
AM
 		 	   		  
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