The strict laws of the Soviet Union and the ruling party's severe policies regarding dissent, violation of which resulted in punishments such as internment and forced expulsion to autonomous regions , or even death – led to considerable unrest among religious and ethnic minorities, including Jews. Under Soviet authority, traditional religious practices were replaced by secular alternatives, and these policies applied to Gentiles and Jews alike. These traditions were considered “superstitious,” and the government even sought to disseminate religious materials – such as the Passover haggadot – for holidays that contained the ideological pillars of communism. The increasingly repressive environment in which all media were controlled, censored, and scrutinized to ensure their adherence to party policies and beliefs ultimately drove most Jews from the former Soviet Union and its satellites to want to emigrate. The policies not only controlled the creation of the media, but also the creation of the media. The impact of the nearly millions of individuals who immigrated to Israel following the collapse of the Soviet Union forever changed the political, social and economic fabric of the fledgling nation. During most of the twentieth century, individual citizens of the Soviet Union who wanted to emigrate had to obtain exit visas, most of which were denied and led to the loss of Communist Party membership, which made them unreadable for programs of social housing, job placement and educational opportunities. After the fall of the Soviet Union, these laws became impossible to respect and hundreds of thousands of Jews were able to emigrate to Israel thanks to the Aliyah, the Law of Return. This law states that... middle of paper... society is as dependent on its immigrants as it is resistant to their arrival (as evidenced by absorption failures). The immigrants who came to Israel in the 1990s were not the immigrants of previous decades: they came educated, some wealthy, and not with the aim of seeking refuge, rather to advance professionally and socially in a society more lenient towards their ethnic and religious background. Russian immigrants to Israel have forever changed the economic and political landscape, allowing a large liberal coalition to come to power and bring about reform, and they are equally active in the modern electoral system by voting for conservative candidates who are more likely to defend the borders of Israel rather than of the elders. Their influx has changed the workforce and grown the population, and their overall inclusion has led to modern, multicultural Israel.