<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> TRIAL On 13-15 September 1976 the case of Genrikas Klimaškauskas and Zigmas Širvinskas, charged under Article 199-1 (Lithuanian SSR Criminal Code = Article 190-1, RSFSR Code), was heard in closed session in the Lithuanian SSR Supreme Court. Klimaškauskas and Širvinskas were arrested on 13 February 1976 in Kaunas (CCE … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, March 1977 (44.22)
Category: Church & religion
The Repentance of Father Dudko, June 1980 (57.8)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> Father Dmitry Dudko was arrested on 15 January 1980 (CCE 56.9). * Dmitry Dudko (1922-2004) * His “statement of repentance” was broadcast on Soviet television on 20 June 1980. On 21 June, a similar statement was published in the Moscow evening issue of Izvestiya: “... At first, I denied … Continue reading The Repentance of Father Dudko, June 1980 (57.8)