ration
situation, uncertain status, time and money-consuming fight for not to be
     removed from Canada, time-consuming self-training  to polish his French
and English, French course, low social status related to his
     immigration situation,  hardness of accommodation period, and myriad of
other obstacles, Canada became the first country in his life, where
     he is  little by little - but advancing. For almost 4 years in Montreal
(taking in consideration his unstable immigration situation) his
     achievements  are  just  great!  You  can  learn  more  about  them  in
supplementary information (see the bottom of the previous page).

     There  is another part of Mr. Gunin's activity, which is hidden and not
so evidently impressive among his achievements, but - in the same
     time  -  is  very important  and means  a  breakthrough  for him.  This
activity could play a role of his achievements or substitute them in some
     cases, or explain why more impressive results can be  predicted because
of next reasons:

     a) He was  and is still restoring some of his  manuscripts, confiscated
by the former Soviet or by the Israeli authorities.
     b)  Before  showing   his  musical  or  literacy   works  to  potential
publishers, managers or sponsors he had to make them readable, retype, print
     and  fold them, make musical records in professional recording studios,
what he did during 3 years. This process is almost finished by now.
     c)  It took time also to meet important people and find other musicians
with whom he could record his music.
     d)  To  do  that  all  and  to  avoid  ignorance  in  creative  people'
environment,  to keep himself technically updated, he had to buy  (or get as
an
     offer) expensive equipment, which he could not get just  instantly.  By
now the most important part of such equipment has been purchased
     or obtained.
     e)  Typing,  retyping,  scanning, printing hundreds  of  pages,  making
professional recordings, translating if necessary, and creating musical
     arrangements was a long, money-  and time-consuming process, but it was
absolutely necessary for preparation of a potential future
     success.
     f) Editing and preparing his  works for presentations, Lev Gunin did  a
huge, monumental job in relatively unfavourable situation.

     In spite of his hard attempts  and his present achievements he can  not
complete and persuade his goals without any stable status in
     Canada.

     By these  6 above-placed paragraphs ("a"  - "f") we wanted to show that
he is not just a talented person but also a hard worker; and he did
     maximum of the  possible in his situation to gain success, and deserves
to be given a chance to make society benefiting from his talents.

     It would be  absolutely  unfair if such a person  will  be removed from
Canada as if he was an ordinary person without any creativity and
     without monumental creative goals...

     The former Soviet Union was a classical  totalitarian power. This power
took away Lev Gunin's future, prevented the society from benefiting
     from  his  talents,  and made his  life tragic and unbearable. An  evil
force sent him to another country: where he did not want to go and where
     the  verdict against  him, taken  once by  the Soviet  authorities, was
confirmed. It is not in the best interests of Canada to maintain the
     consequences of what one of the  most brutal regimes  in History did to
this man. It would be a tragic mistake if Canada will manifest support
     to  a former brutal  regime's decision and will regenerate  in time the
destructive effect to Lev Gunin's life, which was originally generated by
     the former totalitarian regime.

     Will  Lev  Gunin become a famous musical composer or  a poet,  will  he
concentrate on literature or on history, will his creativity been targeting
     just his closely friendship environment; will he get a professional job
in music or will work as a volunteer on the amateur scale (as a member
     of a choral or an  instrumental  group),  the society will benefit from
his creativity anyway.

     We were not committed here  to discuss social mechanisms,  which put up
one talented person to the top of success, and another one, may
     be, more talented, don't. We are not here to analyse why J. S. Bach, V.
A. Mozart, F. Schubert, Van Gogh, and other genius, died in poverty
     and  obscurity. But we  know  that the  society  benefited  from  their
talents even without recognising their creative superiority. In the same way
     it might benefit from Lev Gunin's creativity if he would be left alone,
out of the threat of deportation.

     We strongly believe that the rejection of his refugee claim came as the
result of extreme generalisation, partiality and was generated by the
     influence of the state of Israel.  It is in the interests of justice to
let him stay in Canada.

     2.  Alla  Gunin  is  a creative and hard-working  person,  reliable and
honest.

     During all  years  of  persecution,  instability,  sometimes  financial
difficulties, and  threat  of deportation - during  the  last 4  years,  she
always
     was with her family,  with  her husband and children.  In spite of  her
deep depression, caused of the immigrations situation, she gave all her
     love, her  creativity, and her support to  her husband  and children. I
don't know any other example, when in similar situation, which could be
     compared for  that poor family with the war-time,  another woman did so
much for her love ones! Gunins children's excellent performance in
     that tragic, drastic  situation  could be  explained not only by  their
father's participation in their education, but  by their mother's creativity
and
     love.

     3. Ina Gunin is a perspective talented musician, music and storywriter.

     From her very young age Ina Gunin was a gifted and promising  musician,
good in both instrumental and theoretical spheres. She is an
     advanced for her age piano player (certificates and other documents are
enclosed), a flute player, a member of F.A.C.E. Junior Tremble
     choir, conducted by well-known Erica Phar, and another choir, conducted
by Mr. Yvon Edwards. Ina is also a young musical composer, and
     a good theoretician.

     When she was just 4 years old, Ina started to create tales and stories.
Now she is an advanced storywriter. She has written tenth of them in
     French and in English.

     All necessary documents are enclosed.
     (Some of them might be submitted in an additional envelops).

     4.  Marta  Gunin is  a talented  ballerina,  recognised by  all  ballet
teachers  as  an exceptionally talented young  ballerina, may be just one of
2-3
     in Canada. She  was chosen by the National Ballet of Canada among  many
other children as the one of the most talented.

     Marta is a gifted ballerina. She is dancing from 4 years  old.  She has
good skills and abilities, good physical form, esthetical and rhythmical
     feeling  - and she is very nice in movements  and  in everything she is
doing. The director of the National Ballet educational department M-me
     Bishop recognised Marta as an extremely talented person.

     All  Marta's ballet  teachers predict her a great future.  She  already
participated in several big performances in several theatres, including
     Jean-Mance theatre,  Clark Theatre, and she must participate in the big
"Nutcracker" (ballet) Christmas performance.

     Marta  is also a storywriter,  a  musician and an amateur young musical
composer.

     All necessary documents are enclosed.
     (Some of them might be submitted in an additional envelops).


     Gunins are  a peaceful,  harmonically-established,  honest family.  The
both adults are working. What will gain Canada by deporting such nice
     people?  As  far  as  I see it is  impossible  for them  to  apply  for
immigration from outside Canada, and it must be obvious for everybody. They
     suffered so much... much more then any other family on Earth. Maybe, it
is enough to torment them? Try to imagine yourself, your children,
     your love ones on their places! If Humanity and  Compassion is not  for
them, for whom then?!

     Sincerely,
     Anna-Maria Augestat,
     Canadian Citizen
     Tel. (450) 923-2967

     ( ! ) Brochures, prospects, photos, diplomas, memos,  referral letters,
albums, and material evidences of GUNINS' participation in Montreal's
     cultural life  are so  numerous, that most of them  might  be presented
during the time of an interview



LIST OF PHOTOS
     (BOBRUISK, 1974 - 1991)

     1. Lev GUNIN with rock-group "Karasi".
     This  rock-group performed in  various places. They  played  their  own
compositions, including L. Gunin's. They worked sometimes for Moscow
     and Kostroma  philarmonies,  but  mostly performed in  Myshkovichi,  an
entertainment center near Bobruisk (1982 - 1987). They had the most
     advanced by that  time musical instruments (keyboards, guitars,  drums)
and equipment. A disc was released.

     2. Lev GUNIN in Myshkovichi (see the previous paragraph).

     3. Lev GUNIN with rock-group "Duration"
     (he's sitting in front of that group's singer, 1988).
     .
     4. Lev GUNIN in Lenin plant club, with the club's rock-group. 1977.
     .
     5. Lev GUNIN with his group "Waterfall"
     He  performed  with that  group  in 1976  - 1987,  parallel with  other
groups. It was his main group. They played popular songs as well as
     Gunin's compositions.
     .
     6. The  group of  students of  the  Music College in  Brest  (Belarus),
theoretical faculty, with their teacher, Irina Morikh. Among them - Lev
     GUNIN. 1974.
     .
     7. Rock-group "Iles" from Hungary, once very popular in Eastern Europe.
     Lev Gunin happened to substitute their keybordist.
     .
     8. With  that group Lev GUNIN  played on marriages,  parties,  birthday
parties, restaurants, etc.
     .
     9.  L.  GUNIN  is  the  teacher,  composer,  artistic  director  for  3
rock-groups of young musicians. One of these groups.
     .
     10. Touring over Belorusian villages with an amateur rock-group.
     .
     11. The same tour as "10".

     12.  Members  of "Raduga" rock-group, who  played for the Management of
the restaurants of Bobruisk-city. L.Gunin among them. 1991.

     13. The same as "8".

     14,  15. L.  GUNIN  is the teacher,  composer, artistic  director for 3
rock-groups of young musicians. Two of these groups.

     16. Playing with the group "Raduga" (see paragraph 12).






     DOCUMENTS' CHECKLIST - 2

     MAIN ENVELOPE (ENVELOPE NUMBER 1)
     1. Request For  Exemption From  Immigrant Visa Requirement (application
form IMM 5001)
     2. 3 copies of above mentioned form
     3. Additional Sheet Of Paper With Jobs Listed (refers to IMM 5001 form,
p.3, section "G")
     4. 3 copies of above mentioned sheet
     5. Explanations (refers to Additional Sheet  Of Paper With Jobs Listed:
see point 3)
     6. Supplementary Information (IMM 5283) form
     7. 3 copies of above mentioned form (see point 6)
     8. A copy of the Federal Court's decision ("Ordonnance")
     9.  Authorization  by  applicant  (his  spouse) for release  of  police
certificates/clearances
     10. Identity  documents, issued  for the  members  of  family  GUNIN by
Immigration Canada and Quebec's Immigration: 11 documents
     11.  Copies  of  the last  salary  checks for  Lev  and Alla  Gunin  as
evidences of their employment
     12. Official Immigration Canada DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST
     13.  REASONS  (Adjustments  to  Supplementary  Information  (refers  to
IMM5283 form). 12 pages.
     14.  Exceptional  Contribution  GUNINS Can Bring to  Canadian  Cultural
Heritage
     15.  Copies of 3  letters to  UN High Commissioner of Refugees Mrs. Kim
Mancini (14 pages)
     16. Motion of extension of time (5 pages): refers to REASONS: see point
10
     17. My final word
     18. Folder "PASSPORTS, BIRTHDAY CERTIFICATES, AND  OTHER DOCUMENTS": 10
DOCUMENTS

     SUPPLEMENTARY ENVELOPE (ENVELOPE NUMBER 2)
     1.  Control copy of IMM 5001  and 5283  application forms (to show what
applicant they belong to)
     2.  Folder  "APPLICANTS": 7 main  documents, 11 total,  which must show
that the applicants can not go outside Canada, that they were
     exposed by IRB  to  an additional danger, and faced  deep psychological
traumas because of the way they were treated by IRB, and their

     health or even lives might be completely destroyed
     3. Folder "SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS-2"
     a)  folder  "Administrative Pressure"  (67 documents,  which show  that
before coming to Canada applicants were under excessive
     administrative   pressure:   they   were   refused    full   employment
authorization  and  welfare  in  the  same  time;  tax  exemption,  diplomas
equivalent
     and  professional  courses,  which were  obvious for  all  new  comers,
registration with the state labor exchange; the departure authorization -
     permit to  leave the country - was given  only after 3,5 years,  and so
on. This pressure will never give them any possibility to apply for
     immigrant visa from outside Canada)
     b)  sub-folder "Medical"  (24 documents, 31 pages  show  that  even the
threat of the removal from Canada itself already slowly damaging their
     health,  and  the  eventual  real  removal  will   finish  their  lives
tragically)
     4. Folder "REFERENCES"
     sub-folders:
     a) Lev GUNIN (46 + 22 documents)
     b) Ina GUNIN (16 documents)
     c) Marta GUNIN (9 documents)
     All documents refer to "Exceptional contribution GUNINS can bring..."








EXPLAINATION

     DEAR HUMANITARIAN & COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS DIVISION OFFICER!

     I had two affidavits from refugee  claimants families who (one of them)
was removed from Canada, and another one left after they were
     refused.  Both  of them  were  linked with  the  movement  for  Russian
speaking people rights in Israel. In the first family the International
     ("foreign" as Russian speaking people call it) passport was confiscated
from their single son (27 years old) when they came to extend their
     expired passports. The confiscation was  related to their refugee claim
in Canada. Passports were confiscated from the members of another
     family right in the airport.

     Because the member of  IRB, assigned to our file, Mrs. Malka, contacted
Israeli embassy and denounced our refugee claim, I don't feel
     secure to any information, submitted to Immigration Canada. This is why
I have no rights to put security of people, who submitted me their
     affidavits, in danger. And this is why I decided finally not  to reveal
them to you. I live it for your consciousness  to believe or  not to believe
me.
     I am  an idealist,  probably, a naive man. I still  believe in goodness
and in consciousness, and hope that in spite of a potential pressure from
     the  state  of Israel,  or,  rather,  from  the public opinion in  your
working environment or/and from your supervisors, you could act according to
     your consciousness.

     You  can   also  go  to  next  web  sites  for   find  out  more  about
administrative terror in Israel against Russian speaking people:

     [ http://www.codoh.com/newsdesk/ ]

     [http://pinpoint.netcreations.com/search?account=codoh&query=Israeli+persecute+Russian+Immigrants&submit.x=25&submit.y=10]

     Sincerely,
     Lev Gunin



     DOCUMENT NUMBER/NUMERO 11

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     En Francais
     In French Language

POUR LE COMMMITTEE DES DROITS DES ENFANTS DES QUEBEC
     To QUEBEC's Children Rights Committee



     Cher madame, monsieur!
     Nous devions s`adresser au public parce que d`autres mesures a proteger
les droits des deux enfants ne pourraient pas fonctionner. S'il
     est si, un precedent de violations tres serieuses des  droits d'enfants
pourrait survenir.
     Ca concerne Ina & Marta Gunin:

     Brievement:  avant 1991 les autorites ont commande Lev Gunin, activiste
des droits de l'homme, a partir de son natale Belarus, et
     emettaient un visa Israelien. En avril, 1991, dans Varsovie, la famille
Gunin essayait de s`echapper en Allemagne, mais etaient captures
     par  les  Israeliens  et  pris  en  Irael  par force.  Ils venaient  en
Tel-Aviv, incluant Ina, 5,  et Marta,  3 ans  - vieilles par alors. En Irael
les enfants
     affrontent des systematiques humiliations, moquerie,  et  deviennet des
temoins des persecutions sev?res contre leurs parents et
     grand-m?re.

     Sans la permission  du gouvernement les Gunins ne pourraient pas partir
du pays Irael. En 1992, ils s`adressaient au consulat de Belarus
     au Tel-Aviv,  mais etaient nies de la citoyennete et  de l'acc?s ? leur
pays natif. Ils ont pu quitter Irael seulement en 1994 avec l`indirecte
     participation  d'Amnistie Internationale.  Ils sont arrives au  Canada,
revendiquant un statut de refugie. Le Conseil De refugie (IRB) ne
     rejettait pas  le  reclame  des  Gunins compl?tement, mais accusait  la
famille en provoquant des persecutions par le refus ? changer leur croix
     et orientation religieuses. Faisant que, le IRB a nie les Gunins un des
droits de l'homme fondamentaux: ne pas ?tre persecute pour leurs
     croyances et opinions. Les droits de l'enfant aussi etaient violes.

     Maintenant  leur  cas  gagnait  le  1er niveau de  l'appel,  ?  la Cour
Federale. Si sur le deuxi?me niveau l'appel sera rejete, ils pourraient ?tre
     deportes en Irael.

     Il est clair qu'une  telle  d?portation  pourrait  faire les  d'enfants
orphelins  (  sources Israeliennes  -  comme le radio d'etat -  addresse  au
public
     pour  l'approbation  des  mesures sev?res  contre  leur  p?re)  et  les
exposent ? des persecutions d`avantage. M?me si elles ne se rappellent
     pas de  tous les  details  elles pensent  ?  leur vie dans  Irael  avec
l`horreur et la terreur. Bientot apr?s leur arrivee ? Montreal, l'evaluation
     psychologique trouvait le  dommage  profond au  psychique de  l'enfant.
Parce que le psychique de Ina & Marta ne pourrait pas endurer des
     memoires horribles,  tout  etait  efface  et  remplace par  leur  vie ?
Montreal. Elles ont oublie les traditions Israeliennes et l`Hebreux
     compl?tement. Leur accomodation ? Montreal  est brillante. Le  francais
est devenu leur langue maternelle. Elles gagnaient beaucoup
     d'amis, elles n'ont pas la mentalite Israelienne, mais Quebequoise...

     Maintenant,  la  deportation de  l'endroit qu`elles admirent,  apr?s  4
annees qu`elles vivent ici, atteindant l'ecole F.A.C.E., - dos ? captivite,
     dos  au  pays  qu`elles etaient  prises  par  force, n'est  pas  juste,
inhumain, elle est brutale! Elles n'appartiennent pas et n'avaient jamais
     appartenus l?!

     P.S.  Les  parents des enfantes  sont des gens sinc?res, talentueux, et
paisibles. Ils travaillent.

     Elisabeth Gunin, grand-m?re d'enfant

     Ce que nous attendons de vous?
     1. Une  petition aux organisations  de la protection des enfants et aux
comites des droits d'homme, au Ministre D'immigration, aux medias, et
     une copie pour nous.
     2. Une aide en extortation de la terminaison de citoyennete Israelienne
de GUNINS du consulat d'Irael ? Montreal (Lev GUNIN apelle
     pour elle depuis 1994).

     Ina GUNIN:
     Elle est une joueuse  avancee de piano. Ina employait passe les examens
? McGill chaque annee avec les meilleure