Yosef Mendelevitch issues in 1969. Being repeatably refused the right to immigration, he became one of the leaders of the Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair, recounted in his 2012 memoir, "Unbroken Spirit". As punishment, he was imprisoned for eleven years. During the imprisonment he was punished for keeping Jewish precepts. In 1981, after a worldwide struggle, he was released and immigrated to Israel. He served in Soviet prisons with famous Jewish dissident Natan Sharansky (amongst others). In Sharansky's memoir "Fear No Evil" he describes innovative ways Mendelevitch used to communicate with Sharansky, such as through both toilet bowls and radiators. Mendelevitch had always exhibited
Sharansky District of Sharan accounting for 26.3% of that number. The district was established on January 31, 1935, when it was split from Tuymazinsky District. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharansky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into 13 selsoviets, comprising 103 rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sharansky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The "selo" of Sharan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district. Sharansky District Sharansky District (; ) is