«No 28 : 31 December 1972» (1) On 13 November 1972, in the Kiev Regional Court, the case of Nikolai Grigorevich PLAKHOTNYUK, a physician aged 36, was heard in absentia. Plakhotnyuk was arrested on 14 January 1972 at the apartment of D. Shumuk. In the summer, an expert examination was conducted at the Serbsky Institute, … Continue reading Repression in Ukraine, December 1972 (28.7)
The case of Alexander Lavut, May-June 1980 (57.7)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> Fifty-one signatures appear under the appeal “Alexander Lavut Has Been Arrested”, issued on 5 May (he was arrested on 29 April 1980, CCE 56): “... What crime has been committed by this wonderful, modest, hardworking man, who loves his country and has worked indefatigably for it over many years?“The … Continue reading The case of Alexander Lavut, May-June 1980 (57.7)
Mustafa Dzhemilev at Liberty, March 1978 (48.14)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> On 30 November 1977, MUSTAFA DZHEMILEV (CCE 47) was taken from a camp in the Far Eastern Primorsky Region (Krai) by special transport (by air, in handcuffs) to Tashkent in Central Asia, where some of his relatives live. On 22 December, at the end of his term, he was released. … Continue reading Mustafa Dzhemilev at Liberty, March 1978 (48.14)
In Defence of Davidovich, 1975-1976 (39.4)
<< No 39 : 12 March 1976 >> On 9 May 1975, at 12 noon, on the thirtieth anniversary of the victory over German fascism, a Jewish anti-fascist meeting took place in Minsk. War veterans, former partisans and young people gathered in the former ghetto district. About five hundred people were present, including Jews from … Continue reading In Defence of Davidovich, 1975-1976 (39.4)
The Trial of Gleb Pavlovsky, 18 August 1982 (65.1)
«No 65 : 31 December 1982» On 18 August 1982 the Moscow City Court examined the case of Gleb PAVLOVSKY (b. 1950) who was arrested on 5 April 1982 (CCE 64.3). Pavlovsky was charged with offences under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code: “Dissemination of fabrications known to be false, which defame the Soviet … Continue reading The Trial of Gleb Pavlovsky, 18 August 1982 (65.1)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests: Jan-May 1972 (25.2)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> MOSCOW On 20 April 1972 the arrest took place of the store-keeper of the Institute of Psychology of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Pyotr Petrovich STARCHIK (b. 1937). He has two children: the elder is 6, the younger 10 months. The investigation into his case is being … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests: Jan-May 1972 (25.2)
Tatyana Khodorovich, “No Thought Trials in the USSR”, May 1976 (40.1)
<< No 40 : 20 May 1976 >> Statement by Tatiana KHODOROVICH. At trials in Odessa, Moscow, Omsk and Vilnius, people have again been prosecuted and found guilty of thoughts they have expressed – and even thoughts they have not expressed. Sentences have been passed as follows: Vyacheslav Igrunov – sent to an ordinary psychiatric … Continue reading Tatyana Khodorovich, “No Thought Trials in the USSR”, May 1976 (40.1)
The Leningrad Trial of the “Hijackers”, 15-24 December 1970 (17.6)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» On 15-24 December 1970, the trial of M.Yu. DYMSHITS E.S. KUZNETSOV Sylva I. ZALMANSON J.M. MENDELEVICH I.I. ZALMANSON Yu.P. FYODOROV A.G. MURZHENKO A.A. ALTMAN L.G. KHNOKH B.S. PENSON and M. A. BODNYA was held in the Leningrad City Court The court consisted of: N. A. Yermakov, chairman of the … Continue reading The Leningrad Trial of the “Hijackers”, 15-24 December 1970 (17.6)
Biography (A-Z)
A few basic details are included here: name and patronymic, profession and terms of imprisonment and incarceration. Common alternate spellings of some first names and surnames are indicated [thus]. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group's "Dissident Movement in Ukraine" has more detail in English (see KHPG) on many listed below. A. ALTUNYAN, Genrikh Ovanesovich (1933-2005) … Continue reading Biography (A-Z)
An Appeal to the United Nations, May 1969 (8.10)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» On 20 May 1969 a letter was sent to the UN Commission on Human Rights with a request to look into the violation in the Soviet Union of one of the basic human rights, the right to hold independent convictions and to propagate them by any legal means. The … Continue reading An Appeal to the United Nations, May 1969 (8.10)
The Moscow Appeal (February 1974)
In view of the threat of dissolution now facing the Memorial Society (December 2021) it is informative to see what prominent dissidents were demanding early in 1974. Soviet dissenters (1977 photo), two of whom signed the 1974 Appeal. From left to right: Naum Meiman, Sophia Kalistratova, Petro and Zinaida Grigorenko, Mother Velikanova, Father Sergy Zheludkov, … Continue reading The Moscow Appeal (February 1974)
The Trial of S. Kovalyov, 9-12 December 1975 (38.3)
<<31 December 1975, No 38>> The trial in the case of Sergei KOVALYOV (CCEs 34-37) took place on 9-12 December in Vilnius, at the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR. [For Kovalyov's arrest in December 1974, see CCE 34.1] The chairman of the court was M. Ignotas, a member of the Supreme Court of the … Continue reading The Trial of S. Kovalyov, 9-12 December 1975 (38.3)
Dyadkin & Gorbachev’s trial, September 1980 (58.20)
«No 58 : November 1980» From 16 to 18 September the Kalinin Regional Court, presided over by Judge A.N. Kiselyova, heard the case of Josif Getselevich DYADKIN (b. 1928), who was arrested on 25 April (CCE 56.13) and Sergei Maximovich GORBACHEV (b. 1952) arrested on 5 June (CCE 57.9). Both were charged under Article 190-1 … Continue reading Dyadkin & Gorbachev’s trial, September 1980 (58.20)
A note on transliteration (27.15)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> Starting with the March 1971 issue of the Chronicle, changes were made by the translators in their system of transliterating Ukrainian and Baltic names. Previously these were transliterated direct from the Russian forms. From CCE 18 onwards, the names of nationally-minded Ukrainians have been transliterated from their Ukrainian forms … Continue reading A note on transliteration (27.15)
Additions & Corrections, December 1978 (51.23)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> The account of the case of Genrikas JASKUNAS (CCEs 44 and CCE 48.15) can now be clarified and filled out. Investigators from Moscow and Leningrad, as well as from Lithuania, participated in the pre-trial investigation. The trial took place in the police headquarters in the town of Jonava. On … Continue reading Additions & Corrections, December 1978 (51.23)
Lutsik and Budulak-Sharygin, December 1978 (51.22)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Biographies 1. M. P. LUTSIK Mikhail Petrovich LUTSIK (CCE 39) was born in 1921 in the village of Volosyanka (Skole district, Lvov Region [West Ukraine]). His father Pyotr Lutsik graduated from the Historical-Geographic Faculty of Lvov [Lemberg] University, knew eight languages, and wrote poetry and essays on historical subjects. … Continue reading Lutsik and Budulak-Sharygin, December 1978 (51.22)
The Right to Leave, December 1978 (51.16)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> [1] On 12 September 1977, the deputy head of the Vladimir City Section for Visas and Registration (OVIR) Major Ilyukhin informed Victor NEKIPELOV of the Moscow Helsinki Group that he had been refused an exit visa: “We consider that you have no reason to visit the State of Israel … Continue reading The Right to Leave, December 1978 (51.16)
The Persecution of Believers, Dec. 1978 (51.15)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Orthodox Christians; Pentecostals; Baptists; Jehovah's Witnesses; Adventists * ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS On 2 July the Deputy Head of the Smolensk KGB ‘chatted’ for an hour and a half with T.N. Shchipkova (CCE 49) about the journal Community [Obshchina] (CCE 49 and “Samizdat Update” in this issue, CCE 51.21), Shchipkova refused … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers, Dec. 1978 (51.15)
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