<<No 32 : 17 July 1974>> Many Germans living in the USSR are trying to obtain permission to leave for the Federal German Republic (West Germany). It is believed that about 40,000 Soviet Germans are asking to leave. A collection entitled “Re Patria” [1] has appeared and states that its goal is to elucidate the … Continue reading Soviet Germans want to leave for W. Germany, 1974 (32.8)
Category: Demonstrations
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