<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Orthodox Christians; Pentecostals; Baptists; Jehovah's Witnesses; Adventists * 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 … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers, Dec. 1978 (51.15)
Category: Arrests
Repression in Ukraine, December 1972 (28.7)
«No 28 : 31 December 1972» (1) On 13 November 1972, in the Kiev Regional Court, the case of Nikolai Grigorevich PLAKHOTNYUK, a physician aged 36, was heard in absentia. Plakhotnyuk was arrested on 14 January 1972 at the apartment of D. Shumuk. In the summer, an expert examination was conducted at the Serbsky Institute, … Continue reading Repression in Ukraine, December 1972 (28.7)
Letters and Statements, July to October 1972 (27.7)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> In defence of Pyotr Yakir 1. In July 1972, a letter in defence of P.I. Yakir (for his June arrest, see CCE 26.1) was sent to the CPSU Politburo and the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Amongst other things the letter says: Pyotr Yakir, 1923-1982 "Pyotr Yakir always … Continue reading Letters and Statements, July to October 1972 (27.7)
Arrests, Searches, Interrogations, 1978 (51.8)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Moscow. On 25 August 1978, Moscow KGB officials, headed by a senior investigator of the Investigations Department, Captain V. S. Semenyuk, conducted a search of the home of Mark Aronovich MOROZOV (CCE 47.15). The decision to conduct a search was authorized by a military procurator. In the decision it … Continue reading Arrests, Searches, Interrogations, 1978 (51.8)
The Persecution of the Crimean Tatars (27.4)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> Documents concerning the movement of the Crimean Tatars to return to their homeland and their persecution [see note 1] by the authorities: 1. An appeal to the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, the USSR Council of Ministers and the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU (copy … Continue reading The Persecution of the Crimean Tatars (27.4)
“In Honour of Nixon” (26.7)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> The visit of American President Nixon [note 1] to the USSR (22-30 May) was accompanied by some curious activities on the part of the authorities. * From 1 May 1972 onwards, the following were summoned to district police-stations in Moscow: T. S. Khodorovich, a member of the Action Group … Continue reading “In Honour of Nixon” (26.7)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests (26.3)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> Odessa At the beginning of May, Grigory Berman (aged 26) submitted his documents to OVIR in order to leave lot Israel. A week later he was summoned to the KGB, who demanded that he give information about some of his friends, threatening that if he did not, permission to … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests (26.3)
Investigations in Oryol, 1973-1974 (29.4)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> At intervals over a period of a month the following were arrested in Oryol: on 3 November 1972, Yevgeny Kuzin; in November, Oleg Savinkin; on 8 December, Alexander Yegorov. Victor Khaustov was arrested in Moscow on 17 January 1973. After his arrest he was confined in the investigation prison … Continue reading Investigations in Oryol, 1973-1974 (29.4)
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