«No 8 : 30 June 1969» The Chronicle has already reported  the self-immolation of Vasily Makukha (CCE 6.9 [2] and see 'Note' below), 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 … Continue reading Self-immolation [2], Feb ’69 (8.6)