<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> [1] On 12 September 1977 Major Ilyukhin, Deputy Head of the Vladimir OVIR, informed Viktor Nekipelov, a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, that he had been refused an exit visa: “We consider that you have no reason to visit the State of Israel — there’s nothing for you … Continue reading The Right to Leave, December 1978 (51.16)
Category: anti-Semitism
Activities of Soviet Jews, June to September 1973 (30.12)
<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> To protest against the grounds on which they had been forbidden to leave the USSR, seven Moscow scientists met at the home of Alexander Lunts (Moscow, 15 Garibaldi Street, building 2, flat 76) on 10 June 1973 to commence a hunger strike that lasted many days. In denying these … Continue reading Activities of Soviet Jews, June to September 1973 (30.12)
A “reply” by the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, December 1972 (28.8)
to a Letter from 273 Jews <<No 28 : 31 December 1972>> The Chronicle has the texts of two “information bulletins” circulated in Moscow in late December. A condensed summary of the first bulletin is given below. The text of the second is given in full. February 1971 protesters outside the USSR Supreme Soviet [BULLETIN … Continue reading A “reply” by the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, December 1972 (28.8)
The Trial of Alexander Feldman, 23 November 1973 (30.5)
<< No 30 : 31 December 1973 >> On 18 October 1973, Alexander Dmitrievich FELDMAN was arrested in Kiev on a charge of hooliganism. The following day his flat was searched (by a search party equipped with its own key). Feldman himself was not present at the search, during which the following items were confiscated: … Continue reading The Trial of Alexander Feldman, 23 November 1973 (30.5)
Outside the Moscow Synagogue, 29 March 1972 (25.8)
<<No 25 : 20 May 1972>> On 29 March 1972 Jews who had gathered outside the Moscow synagogue were dispersed by police and “people’s vigilantes” [druzhinniki]. That evening, the eve of Passover, there were several bus- and carloads of policemen in the vicinity of the synagogue building. For half a day a fence was erected … Continue reading Outside the Moscow Synagogue, 29 March 1972 (25.8)
Samizdat Update, December 1978 (51.21)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> (1) A. Sakharov: “The Human Rights Movement in the USSR and Eastern Europe: Aims, Significance, Difficulties” (8 November 1978, 12 pp.) “The word ‘movement’ in the title of this article is not intended to bring to mind any sort of organization, or association, or, still less, party. It simply … Continue reading Samizdat Update, December 1978 (51.21)
Miscellaneous Reports, pt 2 (51.19)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> UKRAINE At the end of August, a parcel of informational material of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group disappeared from the possession of S. Belokon, a resident of Kiev who was then in Moscow (in his words it was “lost’ by him). Soon afterwards S. Belokon, a Master of Historical Science, … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, pt 2 (51.19)
The Trial of Begun, May-June 1977 (46.2)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> On 6 May the trial of Josif Begun, arrested on 3 March (CCE 44), was put off until 27 May, but in fact it opened on 18 May (CCE 45), The pattern was then repeated: on 18 May the trial was put off until 8 June (CCE 45 erred … Continue reading The Trial of Begun, May-June 1977 (46.2)
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