A declaration by political prisoners of the Soviet period 8 February 2021 <<Other texts and documents>> As political prisoners of the Soviet period, who experienced the prisons, camps, detention centres, torture by hunger and cold, and other similar methods of Soviet “re-education”, we have been indignant to learn of the unlawful detention, beatings and conditions … Continue reading We support today’s political prisoners
A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
PREFACE 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. This excludes those in psychiatric hospitals and almost all religious prisoners are omitted. For more details on those listed see recent issues of the Chronicle, especially CCE 33.] see … Continue reading A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
In Defence of Davidovich, 1975-1976 (39.4)
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 Moscow, from a number of towns in Belorussia … Continue reading In Defence of Davidovich, 1975-1976 (39.4)
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<<Other texts and documents>> Français : Deutsch : Other languages. Russian version published abroad: Publishers Amsterdam = Herzen Institute, Amsterdam (Chronicle 11.15, item 4) Frankfurt = Possev Verlag, Frankfurt-am-Main (FRG) New York = Chalidze Press (1973 onward) Paris = YMCA Press, Paris ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITIONS AND TAMIZDAT: Amalrik, Andrei, Will the Soviet Union survive until 1984? … Continue reading Related texts
Mikhail Makarenko: 2 July 1977 to February 1978 (48.13)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> On 2 July 1977, the 8-year term of imprisonment of Mikhail Makarenko (CCE 16.7, item 2; and CCE 46) came to an end. A few weeks before its completion he was transferred to Leningrad. Here, in the internal KGB prison, he was told that in view of his bad … Continue reading Mikhail Makarenko: 2 July 1977 to February 1978 (48.13)
After Release: November 1977 to February 1978 (48.13)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> On 23 January 1978, Andrei Tverdokhlebov (CCEs 40, 41) returned to Moscow from exile. On 31 January, the police cautioned Tverdokhlebov that he was in violation of the residence regulations and demanded that he leave the Moscow Region within three days. On 4 February, Tverdokhlebov was given a second … Continue reading After Release: November 1977 to February 1978 (48.13)
The Release of Yury Belov, 13 December 1977 (48.12)
On 10 November 1977, the Vladimir Region Court passed a decision to end the compulsory psychiatric treatment of Yury Belov (CCEs 46, 47). On 5 December Belov was let out of the Krasnoyarsk city psychiatric hospital. On the way to Krasnoyarsk airport, he was detained by KGB officials and returned to the hospital. His discharge … Continue reading The Release of Yury Belov, 13 December 1977 (48.12)
In the Psychiatric Hospitals: December 1977 to February 1978 (48.12)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> This section has been compiled, in the main, from materials in the Information Bulletins of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes: Nos. 5 (15 December 1977), 6 (1 February 1978) and 7 (24 February 1978). On the cover of Bulletin No. 5, as … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals: December 1977 to February 1978 (48.12)
The Trial of Anatoly Ivanov: November-December 1977 (48.9)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> From 29 November to 29 December 1977 the case of Anatoly Ivanovich IVANOV was heard in the Leningrad City Court. Judge Malinina presided, the prosecution was conducted by Procurator Shmelyova and the accused was defended by defence counsel Zaryan. There was a total of 20 hearings (two of them … Continue reading The Trial of Anatoly Ivanov: November-December 1977 (48.9)
Arrests, Searches, Interrogations: November 1977 to February 1978 (48.8)
MAGADAN. At the beginning of November 1977 Gennady Bogolyubov CCE 40, 43, 46) was arrested. MOSCOW. On 22 November 1977 Vasily Nikitenkov (CCEs 19, 24, 35) was detained in the street by KGB employees and taken to the Moscow KGB headquarters. There they questioned him about his acquaintance with Pyotr Starchik (Nikitenkov and Starchik were … Continue reading Arrests, Searches, Interrogations: November 1977 to February 1978 (48.8)
The Case of the Podrabineks, December 1977 to February 1978 (48.7)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> On 1 December 1977, the brothers Alexander and Kirill Podrabinek (CCE 47) and their father Pinkhos Abramovich PODRABINEK were summoned for a “chat” by Yu.S. Belov, chief of a department at the Moscow City and Regional KGB. Alexander refused to appear. “On behalf of the Committee for State Security” … Continue reading The Case of the Podrabineks, December 1977 to February 1978 (48.7)
Letters and Statements, 1977-1978 (48.23)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> (Including DOCUMENTS OF THE MOSCOW HELSINKI GROUP, Nos. 26-38, see below) Mart Niklus, “To Professor Juri Saarma” (1 November 1977) Professor Saarma is a psychiatrist and attended the International Congress of Psychiatrists in Honolulu as a member of the Soviet delegation. With his article in the newspaper Kodurnaa and … Continue reading Letters and Statements, 1977-1978 (48.23)
From the Soviet Press, 1977-1978 (48.22)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> In 1963 Lenizdat published The Enemy Will Not Achieve His Aim by V.N. Lyakin, P.M. Petrov, K.G. Rogov and N.P. Chursinov. On pp. 175-176 it has this to say about Alexander Petrov-Agatov (CCE 44.3): “In October 1961, a certain Petrov-Agatov addressed himself to a manager of an institution and … Continue reading From the Soviet Press, 1977-1978 (48.22)
In Exile, August 1977 to February 1978 (48.11)
At the beginning of December 1977 MVD Colonel Krivonogov arrived in the Vershino-Shakhtama settlement (Shelopugino district, Chita Region) where Malva Landa (CCE 46.1) was in exile. Not finding Landa, he left. The following morning the district policeman told her that Colonel Krivonogov wanted to talk to her about an amnesty. On this same visit Colonel … Continue reading In Exile, August 1977 to February 1978 (48.11)
Releases, November 1977 to February 1978 (48.10)
In February 1978 Roman Semenyuk was taken under convoy from Mordovian Camp 19 to Lvov. At the end of his term, he was released and sent to the town of Sokol (Lvov Region). Here he was lodged in a hostel and put under surveillance. Roman Zakharovich SEMENYUK is 50 years old. In 1949 he was … Continue reading Releases, November 1977 to February 1978 (48.10)
Letters and Statements by Political Prisoners, 1977-1978 (48.10)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> Georgy Davydov: “Statement to Chairman of the Constitution Commission, L.I. Brezhnev” (Vladimir Prison, 15 June 1977) Davydov writes that in the draft [1977] Constitution the question of freedom of thought and convictions has again been side-stepped. Mikhail Osadchy: “To the American people, the Senate and US President Carter” The … Continue reading Letters and Statements by Political Prisoners, 1977-1978 (48.10)
In Prisons and Camps, March 1978 (48.10)
A Meeting Before Execution Captain (3rd class) V.M. Sablin, under whose command the Baltic Fleet vessel “Headlong” [Stremitelny] tried to defect to Sweden (CCE 43), was sentenced to be shot. On the eve of his execution, he was granted a 20-minute meeting with his father, a retired colonel. The meeting took place in the presence … Continue reading In Prisons and Camps, March 1978 (48.10)
Repressive Measures against the Helsinki Groups: Georgia, 1977-1978 (48.4)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> The Case of Gamsakhurdia, Kostava and Rtskhiladze. On 25 January 1978, Victor RTSKHILADZE was re-arrested. He had been arrested in April 1977 together with Zviad GAMSAKHURDIA and Merab KOSTAVA but was released him four days later after signing an undertaking not to leave Tbilisi (CCE 45). The KGB is … Continue reading Repressive Measures against the Helsinki Groups: Georgia, 1977-1978 (48.4)
