<<No. 50 : November 1978>> Maria Isaakovna SLEPAK (b. 1926) was arrested in her flat together with Vladimir Slepak on 1 June at about 5 pm. She was taken to the police station. At 10 pm she had an attack of pancreatitis with heart pains. The police called an ambulance. * On 2 June 1978, … Continue reading The Trial of Maria Slepak, July 1978 (50.8-4)
Category: Exile
Captivity and Release, 1977-1982
Over five years until its demise the Chronicle recorded the release of one hundred of the 275 prisoners and exiles named in the August 1977 Relief Fund List (CCE 46.23-2). A total of 66 were freed in 1978 and 1979 alone. Close examination reveals just how arbitrary this process was. The Chronicle also noted the … Continue reading Captivity and Release, 1977-1982
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