«No 7 : 30 April 1969» In 1968 the Uzbek authorities announced that Crimean Tartars would return to the Crimea in a planned way, making work contracts with representatives from the Crimea who had come to Uzbekistan. In this way they tried to avert the planned mass exit of Crimean Tartars to the Crimea. That … Continue reading Tatars “resettle” Crimea, May-September 1968 (7.7)
Category: Arrests
The detention of Valentin Prussakov, 1967-1968 (1.7)
<< No 1 : 30 April 1968 >> In February 1967 Valentin Prussakov, a student of the Institute of Railway Engineers, was arrested in Moscow. During a search it was mainly his verses which were confiscated [1]. He was charged under Article 70 (RSRSR Criminal Code). In February 1968 a trial was fixed but not … Continue reading The detention of Valentin Prussakov, 1967-1968 (1.7)