<<Moscow Helsinki Group documents, 1976-1982>> No. 120 (29 January 1980): ”Persecution of the free Moscow journal Searches continues” (see CCE 56.5). [For documents 121-129, see CCE 56.26; for documents 130-137, see CCE 57.24] No. 132 (26 May 1980) “New arrests and trials of democrats who have served or are serving sentences”. No. 138 (20 August … Continue reading Moscow Helsinki Group Documents 120, 132 & 138-151: Jan-Dec 1980 (60.24)
A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
<<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 A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
Survey of samizdat, December 1968 (5.1)
«No 5 : 31 December 1968» Samizdat is a specific medium for exercising freedom of expression in our country. During the last few years samizdat has evolved from a predominant concern with poetry and fiction towards an ever greater emphasis on journalistic and documentary writing. This is particularly true of 1968. In this year samizdat … Continue reading Survey of samizdat, December 1968 (5.1)
The Trial of Sergei Kovalyov, 9-12 Dec. 1975 (38.3)
<<31 December 1975, No 38>> The trial in the case of S.A. 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 Sergei Kovalyov, 9-12 Dec. 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 and Corrections, December 1978 (51.23)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> The account of the case of Genrikas Jaškunas (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 and Corrections, December 1978 (51.23)
Biographies, December 1978 (51.22)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> M. P. LUTSIK Mikhail Petrovich LUTSIK (CCE 39) was born in 1921 in the village of Volosyanka (Skole district, Lvov Region [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. In 1939 he … Continue reading Biographies, December 1978 (51.22)
The Right to Leave, December 1978 (51.16)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> [1] On 12 September 1977 Major Ilyukhin, Deputy Head of the Vladimir OVIR, informed Viktor Nekipelov, a member 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 — there’s nothing for you … Continue reading The Right to Leave, December 1978 (51.16)
The Persecution of Believers, December 1978 (51.15)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> 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 to answer his questions. At the end of … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers, December 1978 (51.15)
Samizdat Update, May 1977 (45.20)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> [1] M. I. Kukobaka – “Détente and the Defence of Human Rights are Inseparable” (3 April 1977, 9 pp) The author criticizes those Western politicians who consider that President Carter’s human rights policy is prejudicial to détente (‘dangerous illusions’) and maintains that the best guarantee for the observance of … Continue reading Samizdat Update, May 1977 (45.20)
