<< 31 December 1980 : Issue 60 >> From 24 to 26 December 1980, Moscow City Court, examined the case against Alexander Pavlovich LAVUT (b. 1929; arrested 29 April, CCE 56.6), who was charged under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. The trial was presided over by V.V. Bogdanov, who also tried Yury Grimm … Continue reading The Trial of Lavut, 24-26 December 1980 (60.2)
The Case of “Poiski” (Searches), Nov 1980 (58.7-1)
«No 58 : November 1980» See CCEs 52-57 for pattern of repression, in 1979 and 1980 [note 1] See CCEs 51, 52 & 56 for summary-reviews of each issue of Poiski [note 2] * The case of Poiski, introduction (58.7-1) The trial of Victor Sokirko (58.7-2) The trial of Valery Abramkin (58.8-1) Abramkin's prison letters … Continue reading The Case of “Poiski” (Searches), Nov 1980 (58.7-1)
1 November 1979 (54.1-2)
<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> The Arrest of Gleb Yakunin. As in the case of Tatyana Velikanova, Father Gleb YAKUNIN was taken from his home early in the morning and not told that this was an arrest; nor was he shown a search warrant. The investigator even reproached him when he began to say … Continue reading 1 November 1979 (54.1-2)
In Exile, Nov 1979 (54.14)
<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> SIBERIA. BODAIBO (Irkutsk Region). On 3 October Zinovy Antonyuk (CCE 53.20) wrote to USSR Minister of Internal Affairs N. A. Shchelokov. He requested permission to visit a specialized medical institution for examination and treatment, or that his place of exile be changed to a town where there is a … Continue reading In Exile, Nov 1979 (54.14)
In the Prisons and Camps, Nov 1979 (54.13-1)
<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> Chistopol Prison. On 2 August Mikhail Kazachkov (CCE 53.19-1) had a two-hour visit from his mother. Before the visit D. A. Kazachkova asked Malafeyev, the prison Head, to have the censor cross out the prohibited passages in the letters her hunger-striking son had written her and let her read … Continue reading In the Prisons and Camps, Nov 1979 (54.13-1)
Persecution of Crimean Tatars, March 1979 (52.9)
<<No 52 : 1 March 1979>> Resolution No. 700. The unpublished Resolution No. 700 of the USSR Council of Ministers: “On Additional Measures to Tighten the Residence Regulations in the Crimean Region”, dated 15 August 1978, has already been mentioned (CCE 51.13). The following extract from the resolution has now become available: The USSR Council … Continue reading Persecution of Crimean Tatars, March 1979 (52.9)
Prisons and Camps, March 1977 (45.11-1)
Prisons and Camps (45.11-1) Political Prisoner status (45.11-2) Letters and Statements; Releases (45.11-3) <<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> Vladimir Prison. An Appeal by political prisoners signed by Abankin, Antonyuk, Afanasyev, Balakhonov, Davydov, Rode and Safronov about the exchange of Bukovsky for Corvalan (see “Letters and Statements by Political Prisoners” CCE 45.11-3) has fallen into … Continue reading Prisons and Camps, March 1977 (45.11-1)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, May 1977 (45.10)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> Lithuania. Not less than six searches were carried out between 19 and 22 April 1977 in Kaunas. Over twenty people were interrogated in connection with the searches. On 20 April 1977 former political prisoner Balys Gajauskas (CCE 34.7) was summoned for interrogation in Vilnius and arrested there. He was … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, May 1977 (45.10)
The Trial of Rudenko & Tykhy, June 1977 (46.4)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> From 23 June to 1 July 1977 in the town of Druzhkovka (Donetsk Region, east Ukraine) the trial took place of the writer Mykola Danilovich RUDENKO, head of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and a member of the Soviet Group of Amnesty International, and Oleksiy Ivanovich TYKHY, a member of … Continue reading The Trial of Rudenko & Tykhy, June 1977 (46.4)
Samizdat Update 3, 1977 (47.18)
«No 47 : 30 November 1977» Naum Meiman: “The Monument at Baby Yar” (15 September 1977, 4 pp.) Concerns the efforts of the authorities to hide the fact that those exterminated at Baby Yar in September 1941 were primarily Jews. * Tatyana Khodorovich & Victor Nekipelov: To Jimmy Carter: “Don’t Retreat before the Rhinoceros! Politics … Continue reading Samizdat Update 3, 1977 (47.18)
Events in Ukraine, Feb-July 1980 (57.13)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> The Trial of Kalynychenko. The trial of Ukrainian Helsinki Group member Vitaly KALYNYCHENKO [note 1] charged under Article 62 pt. 2 (Ukrainian Criminal Code = Article 70 of the RSFSR Code), took place in Dnepropetrovsk in mid-May 1980. Kalynychenko was sentenced to 10 years of strict-regime camps and five … Continue reading Events in Ukraine, Feb-July 1980 (57.13)
Persecution of Disabled Action Group, 1980 (57.5)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> On 1 April 1980, Valery FEFYOLOV, a member of the Action Group to Defend the Rights of the Disabled in the USSR (CCE 51.17), was issued a “warning in accordance with the Decree”[note 1]. * On 17 May the Yuryev-Polsky district newspaper For Communism published an exposé, “Whatever Do … Continue reading Persecution of Disabled Action Group, 1980 (57.5)
In the Writers Union, Jan-March 1980 (56.26)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> In protest against the expulsion of Victor Yerofeyev and Yevgeny Popov from the Soviet Writers Union, two other contributors to the Metropole almanac (CCE 52.14 & CCE 54.21) Semyon LIPKIN and his wife Inna LISNYANSKAYA have announced their resignation from the Writers Union (CCE 55.9). The poet and translator … Continue reading In the Writers Union, Jan-March 1980 (56.26)
Sakharov in exile, Jan-April 1980 (56.1-1)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> In the late 1970s, the Chronicle reported (“News in Brief”, CCE 44.26-1) that the Novosti Press Agency was preparing a book, On the Deportation of A.D. Sakharov. Now it’s happened. On 22 January 1980, at 2 pm police stopped the Academy of Sciences car in which Andrei Sakharov was … Continue reading Sakharov in exile, Jan-April 1980 (56.1-1)
The arrest of Dmitry Dudko, Jan 1980 (56.9)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> On 15 January 1980, the priest Dmitry DUDKO [note 1] was detained in the village of Grebnevo (Moscow Region) immediately after a church service. He was presented with a warrant for his detention signed by KGB Major Sorokin and taken to Moscow. His wife went with him. They were … Continue reading The arrest of Dmitry Dudko, Jan 1980 (56.9)
Case No. 46012, March-July 1979 (53.15)
<<No. 53, 1 August 1979>> CASE No. 46012. On 6 March 1979, in Moscow and Leningrad, another series of searches was conducted in connection with Case No. 46012/18-76 (CCE 52.4-4). Officials of the Moscow Procurator's Office conducted searches at the homes of Alexander Daniel and Raisa Tseilikman. Officials of the Leningrad KGB, acting “on behalf … Continue reading Case No. 46012, March-July 1979 (53.15)
Vasyl Ovsienko’s trial, 7-8 February 1979 (52.2)
<<No 52 : 1 March 1979>> On 7-8 February 1979, in the town of Radomyshl (Zhytomyr Region) the trial of Vasyl OVSIENKO took place. He was charged under Article 188-1, pt. 2 (Ukrainian Criminal Code: “Resisting a Police Officer ...”). The Judge was Kovalenko; the Procurator, L. Sitenko; and the defence lawyer, S. M. Martysh … Continue reading Vasyl Ovsienko’s trial, 7-8 February 1979 (52.2)
Dyadkin & Gorbachev’s trial, Sept 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, Sept 1980 (58.20)
Moroz Continues Hunger Strike, Dec 1974 (33.9)
<< No 33 : 10 December 1974 >> Valentyn MOROZ is continuing the hunger strike he began on 1 July 1974 (CCE 32.12). * Valentyn Yakovlevich MOROZ was born on 15 April 1936. In 1958 he graduated from the History Faculty of Lvov University and from 1958 to 1964, Moroz taught history at a school. … Continue reading Moroz Continues Hunger Strike, Dec 1974 (33.9)
Political Prisoners, A List, August 1977 (46.23-1)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> The Russian Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (CCE 44.3) here gives the names of political prisoners and exiles known to it in mid-August 1977 [N.B. These 275 names EXCLUDE those in psychiatric hospitals, and almost all religious prisoners. For more details on the men and women listed here see … Continue reading Political Prisoners, A List, August 1977 (46.23-1)
In Defence of Yefim 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 Yefim Davidovich, 1975-1976 (39.4)
“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 “No Thought Trials in the USSR”, May 1976 (40.1)
The Trial of Velikanova, 27-29 August 1980 (58.1)
«No 58 : November 1980» From 27 to 29 August the case of Tatyana Mikhailovna VELIKANOVA (b. 1932; arrested 1 November 1979, CCE 54.1), charged under Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code, was heard by the Moscow City Court, presided over by Deputy Chairman of the Court V.G. Romanov. The prosecution was led by … Continue reading The Trial of Velikanova, 27-29 August 1980 (58.1)
Leningrad “Hijackers” Trial, 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 Leningrad “Hijackers” Trial, December 1970 (17.6)
The Trial of Gorbanevskaya, 7 July 1970 (15.1)
<<No 15 : 31 August 1970>> On 7 July 1970, a session of the Moscow City Court's judicial board for criminal affairs considered the case of Natalya Yevgenyevna GORBANEVSKAYA. Chairman : V.V. Bogdanov; People's assessors: Andreyev & Zaslavskaya Procurator (prosecutor) : Prazdnikova Counsel for the defence : Sophia V. Kalistratova Expert : Professor Lunts The … Continue reading The Trial of Gorbanevskaya, 7 July 1970 (15.1)
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)
A Letter from Marchenko, 17 April 1968 (2.6)
<<No 2 : 30 June 1968>> Vladimir Region,Alexandrov,27 Novinskaya St. To: G.A. Mitiryov, Chairman of the [USSR] Red Cross Society;B.V. Petrovsky, USSR Minister of Health;A.A. Pokrovsky, Director of the Food Institute, USSR Academy of Medical Sciences;Alexy, Patriarch of All Russia;M.V. Keldysh, President of the USSR Academy of Sciences;V.D. Timakov, President of the USSR Academy of … Continue reading A Letter from Marchenko, 17 April 1968 (2.6)
The Trial of Morozov, January 1981 (61.1)
<< Issue 61 : 16 March 1981 >> From 5 to 13 January 1981 the Supreme Court of the Komi ASSR, sitting in Vorkuta and presided over by its Vice-Chairman Ermilov, heard the case of exile Mark MOROZOV (b. 1931), who was arrested on 24 August 1980 (CCE 56). Morozov was charged under Article 70 … Continue reading The Trial of Morozov, January 1981 (61.1)
The Trial of Kuzkin, September 1980 (58.19)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> In April 1980 a commission consisting of three doctors from the Kashchenko Mental Hospital ruled Alexander Kuzkin (CCE 56) not responsible after half an hour in Moscow’s Butyrka Prison. The diagnosis (schizophrenia) ’was established on the basis of a previous diagnosis in the Abramtsevo Psychiatric Hospital’ (CCE 51 & CCE … Continue reading The Trial of Kuzkin, September 1980 (58.19)
The Trial of Markosyan, August 1980 (58.18)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> On 13 August the Tselinograd Regional Court, presided over by E. Kh. Dautova, heard the case of Razmik Markosyan (b. 1949), charged under Article 170-1 of the Kazakh SSR Criminal Code (= Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Code) and Article 198 ('escape from a place of exile ...’). The prosecutor … Continue reading The Trial of Markosyan, August 1980 (58.18)
The Trial of Goretoi, August 1980 (58.17)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> From 5 to 8 August 1980 the Krasnodar Region Court, presided over by Anokhina, heard the case of the presbyter of the Starotitarovskaya Pentecostal congregation, Bishop Nikolai Petrovich GORETOI (b. 1921). Arrested on 13 December 1979 (CCE 55), Goretoi was charged under Articles 70 and 227, pt. 1 ('Infringement of … Continue reading The Trial of Goretoi, August 1980 (58.17)
The Trial of Treskunov, June 1980 (58.16)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> On 2 June the Leningrad City Court, presided over by A. V. Karlov, heard the case of Abram Mendelevich Treskunov, charged under Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code, Treskunov was arrested on 13 March while attempting to enter a building where employees of foreign consulates in Leningrad live. A … Continue reading The Trial of Treskunov, June 1980 (58.16)
The Trial of Davydov, September 1980 (58.21)
«No 58 : November 1980» On 18 and 19 September the Kuibyshev Regional Court, presided over by V. M. Mitin, heard the case ‘for the use of compulsory medical treatment’ on Viktor Viktorovich DAVYDOV (b. 1956, arrested on 28 November 1979, CCE 55), ‘charged with socially dangerous acts specified in Article 190-1 of the RSFSR … Continue reading The Trial of Davydov, September 1980 (58.21)
The Trial of Statkevičius, August 1980 (58.10)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> & of Terleckas and Sasnauskas (58.11) * The Trial of Statkevičius, August 1980 On 8 and 11 August, in Vilnius, the trial took place of Lithuanian Helsinki Group member Algirdas Statkevičius (b. 1923). Statkevicius himself was not present at the trial. A psychiatric commission had ruled him not responsible (diagnosis: … Continue reading The Trial of Statkevičius, August 1980 (58.10)