The mid-1980s were marked by the deaths of several dissenters as a result of the treatment meted out in the Soviet penal service’s maximum-security facilities:

— Valery MARCHENKO in 1984 (Haass Hospital, Leningrad);

— Vasyl STUS in 1985 (Perm 36);

— Anatoly MARCHENKO in 1986 (Chistopol Prison).

In all three cases it is clear there was a lack of timely and appropriate medical care.

Earlier deaths can be variously attributed variously to medical neglect (Galanskov in 1972), constant harassment (Talantov in 1971; Shelkov in 1980), and personal health conditions worsened by the pressure of opposition (Podyapolsky and Davidovich in 1976) — see OBITUARIES.

To see the full list, go to THEMES and Select “Death of a Dissenter” —

https://chronicle-of-current-events.com/category/extra-judicial-persecution/death-of-a-dissenter/