<<No 37 : 30 September 1975>> SIX ITEMS [1] In 1972 new "Directives on the Awarding of Degrees and Titles to Academics" were issued, which gave the Higher Degrees Commission (VAK) the right to deprive academics of degrees and titles ‘for anti-Soviet activities’. In 1973, on the basis of these Directives, VAK deprived the political … Continue reading Extra-Judicial Persecution, Sept 1975 (37.9)
<<No 36 : 31 May 1975>> FOUR ENTRIES [1] MOSCOW. Konstantin Shaumyan, a student in his final year at the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering, has been expelled a week before defending his graduation thesis. He was informed of his expulsion from the Institute two days before his defence. Formally speaking, he was expelled for … Continue reading Extrajudicial Persecution, May 1975 (36.9)
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