Belebei (USSR), 30 December 1942 — Cambridge (UK), 27 October 2019. Vladimir BUKOVSKY died of cardiac arrest in Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge, England at 9:30 pm (Greenwich Mean Time) on Sunday, 27 October 2019. He was 76. His health had been poor in recent years. After his expulsion from the USSR in December 1976, he … Continue reading Vladimir Bukovsky, 1942-2019
Category: Demonstrations
Events in Estonia (1968-1987)
See reports in A Chronicle of Current Events (1968-1982) in English translation https://chronicle-of-current-events.com/tag/estonian-ssr/ and in USSR News Update (1978-1991), «Вести из СССР» (in Russian) https://vesti-iz-sssr.com/tag/%d1%8d%d1%81%d1%81%d1%80/ Note These reports are tagged on the two websites, in the entries for 'Estonian SSR' in "Guided Search" and ЭССР in "Tags", respectively, in the right-hand column of the page. … Continue reading Events in Estonia (1968-1987)
Civil Protest in Russia, yesterday and today (16 May, Glasgow)
Repressive policies, political prisoners and trends in non-violent resistance Speaker: Elena SANNIKOVA in Russian with interpretation ♦ 5 to 6.45 pm, Thursday, 16 May at Main Seminar Room, Central and East European Studies, Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow (Gilmorehill campus) ♦ Over the past 10 years, the level of repression has been steadily rising in Russia. … Continue reading Civil Protest in Russia, yesterday and today (16 May, Glasgow)
No 39 : 12 March 1976
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE USSR CONTINUES Two of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 37-39, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) Obituary — Grigory Podyapolsky [94] (2) IN THE CAMPS AND PRISONS Political … Continue reading No 39 : 12 March 1976
No 48 : 14 March 1978
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue have yet been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 48, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) The expulsion of P.G. Grigorenko from the USSR [8] REPRESSIVE MEASURES AGAINST … Continue reading No 48 : 14 March 1978
Underground News in the USSR (2017)
<<Journalism is not a Crime — Freedom of Speech in Iran>> Since this website was launched late in 2015 it has been moving and, at times, remarkable to see how universal is the curiosity about the Chronicle, its history and its background. Following up a lead from the Wikipedia page about the Chronicle or, perhaps, … Continue reading Underground News in the USSR (2017)
«Хроника» возникла самозарождением
"Почти как стихи…" Интервью с Натальей Горбаневской (Париж, 2003). Наталья Евгеньевна ГОРБАНЕВСКАЯ (1936–2013) — поэт, переводчик, журналист. Основатель и первый издатель самиздатского бюллетеня «Хроника текущих событий». Участница «демонстрации семерых» на Красной площади 25 августа 1968. Член Инициативной группы по защите прав человека в СССР. Наталья Евгеньевна, расскажите, как вы оказались в кругу диссидентов? Слово «диссиденты», … Continue reading «Хроника» возникла самозарождением
The Trial of Reshat Dzhemilev, 12 April 1973 (31.2)
<< No 31: 17 May 1974 >> Tashkent Region Court, 12 April 1973 Articles 190-1 and 190-3 of the RSFSR Criminal Code and corresponding articles of the criminal code of the Uzbek SSR. Sentence – 3 years in the camps. ♦ On 12 July 1972 a search was made in the flat of RESHAT DZHEMILEV … Continue reading The Trial of Reshat Dzhemilev, 12 April 1973 (31.2)
The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, March 1972 (24.8)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> On 6 February fourteen Jews addressed a letter to President Nixon in which they asked him, bearing in mind his impending visit to Moscow, to use his good offices to obtain permission to emigrate to Israel for Esther Markish, the 60-year-old widow of the well-known poet Perets Markish, who … Continue reading The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, March 1972 (24.8)
The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, September 1971 (21.7)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> [1] MOSCOW. On 12 July a group of Jews from Georgia went to the Reception Room of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, where they handed in a collective statement demanding visas to leave for Israel. At five p.m., after waiting all day in vain for an answer, … Continue reading The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, September 1971 (21.7)
The Jewish movement to leave for Israel, April 1971 (19.7)
<<No 19 : 30 April 1971>> The hunger demonstration of 10-11 March On 10 March 1971 56 citizens of Riga appeared in the Reception Room of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. At 11 am they handed in a statement addressed to N. V. Podgorny, President of the Supreme Soviet, and A. N. Kosygin, … Continue reading The Jewish movement to leave for Israel, April 1971 (19.7)
Soviet Germans want to leave for the Federal German Republic, July 1974 (32.8)
<<No 32 : 17 July 1974>> Many Germans living in the USSR are trying to obtain permission to leave for the Federal German Republic. It is believed that about 40,000 Soviet Germans are asking to leave. A collection entitled “Re Patria” [10] has come out and states that its goal is the elucidation of the … Continue reading Soviet Germans want to leave for the Federal German Republic, July 1974 (32.8)
Traditional Days of Protest
Constitution Day - Then and Now This Saturday, 12 December 2015, demonstrators in Moscow wishing to take part in a protest on Pushkin Square faced rough treatment from the police. It's part of a long tradition, dating back to the mid-1960s. Then Soviet dissidents first pointed to the glaring discrepancies between what the Constitution (of … Continue reading Traditional Days of Protest
The Soviet Press on the Persecution of Dissenters in the USSR, June 1970 (14.5)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> RIGA On 7 November 1969 [anniversary of 1917 October Revolution, ed.] E. Liepin and Misulovich were arrested on a charge of infringing Article 183-2 of the Latvian SSR Criminal Code (corresponding to Article 190-2 of the Russian Code): "gross disrespect towards the State flag" (in fact of burning the … Continue reading The Soviet Press on the Persecution of Dissenters in the USSR, June 1970 (14.5)
Foreigners in defence of Soviet political prisoners, January 1970 (12.8)
«No 12 : 28 February 1970» In January 1970 in Leningrad and Moscow there were three demonstrations by foreign citizens who are members of various committees for the defence of civil liberties. * In Leningrad a Norwegian, Gunnar Ghenjseth from Oslo, handcuffed himself to the railing of the upper floor of the hall of the … Continue reading Foreigners in defence of Soviet political prisoners, January 1970 (12.8)
A demonstration by Scandinavian students, 6 October 1969 (10.7)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» On 6 October 1969, at five o'clock in the evening, Harald Bristol of Oslo and Elizabeth Lie from Uppsala staged a demonstration in defence of the arrested General P.G. Grigorenko in GUM, the largest store in Moscow [located on Red Square]. The two young people chained themselves to the … Continue reading A demonstration by Scandinavian students, 6 October 1969 (10.7)
The demonstration by Crimean Tatars on Mayakovsky Square, 6 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], the Crimean Tatars staged a demonstration on Mayakovsky Square. There were five participants: Zampira Asanova, Enver Ametov, Reshat Dzhemilev, Aider Zeitulayev, and Ibraim Kholopov. At a quarter past twelve … Continue reading The demonstration by Crimean Tatars on Mayakovsky Square, 6 June 1969 (8.5)
Red Square at Noon – Gorbanevskaya letter, 28 August 1968 (3.3)
«No 3 : 30 August 1968» The most outspoken protest against the aggression in Czechoslovakia was the sit-down demonstration which took place in Red Square at 12 noon on 25 August 1968. A letter from one of the participants in the demonstration, Natalya Gorbanevskaya, gives detailed information about this event: "To the chief editors of … Continue reading Red Square at Noon – Gorbanevskaya letter, 28 August 1968 (3.3)
