Iosif Begun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Iosif Begun

Soviet activist

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1932

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: human rights activist

Nationality: Russia, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Iosif Ziselovich Begun, sometimes spelled Yosef (born July 9, 1932 in Moscow, Soviet Union; Russian: ????? ????????? ?????, Hebrew: ???? ??????), whose last name is pronounced "bee-goon" and in Russian literally means "runner," is a former Soviet refusenik, prisoner of conscience, human rights activist, author and translator.
Over the course of 17 years, Begun was imprisoned three times and spent over eight years in prisons and labor camps as a political prisoner.
He was pardoned and freed in 1987 after political pressure from Jewish political organizations and the U.S.
Government.