«No 8 : 30 June 1969» The Chronicle has already reported the self-immolation of Vasily Makukha (CCE 6.9, item 2), who died in hospital from his burns . On 10 February 1969, Nikolai Berislavsky, a 45-year-old teacher from Berdyansk, father of three children and ex-inmate of Stalin's camps, attempted to burn himself to death outside … Continue reading Self-immolation, a second attempt, Feb 1969 (8.6)
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Crimean Tatars, Mayakovsky Square, June 1969 (8.5)
<< No 8 : 30 June 1969 >> On 6 June 1969, the second day of the World Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties in Moscow, five Crimean Tatars staged a demonstration [1] on the city's Mayakovsky Square [2]. * At 12.15 pm Zampira Asanova, Enver Ametov, Reshat Dzhemilev, Aider Zeitulayev and Ibraim Kholopov unfurled … Continue reading Crimean Tatars, Mayakovsky Square, June 1969 (8.5)
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