<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> [1] M. I. Kukobaka – “Détente and the Defence of Human Rights are Inseparable” (3 April 1977, 9 pp) The author criticizes those Western politicians who consider that President Carter’s human rights policy is prejudicial to détente (‘dangerous illusions’) and maintains that the best guarantee for the observance of … Continue reading Samizdat Update, May 1977 (45.20)
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Samizdat update, October 1972 (27.13)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> [1] I. Alexandrov [?pseudonym] – “Brief Notes on the Present-Day Crisis” An essay containing an appraisal of the present state of affairs in the country and some forecasts for the future. The author feels that phenomena of crisis in the Soviet Union are starting to assume a universal character, … Continue reading Samizdat update, October 1972 (27.13)
Bibliographical Note, 1979 (CCE 51)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> The original Russian text of Chronicle 51, of which this book is a translation, appeared as a booklet without annotations, Khronika tekushchikh sobytii, Khronika Press: New York, 1979. * Earlier issues of the Chronicle are available in English from two main sources. Numbers 16-51 have been published by Amnesty … Continue reading Bibliographical Note, 1979 (CCE 51)
Samizdat Update, July 1972 (26.16)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> Veche, No. 5 (25 May 1972) Contents 1. Statement by the editors of the journal Veche – a protest against the police swoop by employees of station No. 2 of the Moscow UVD [Department of Internal Affairs] on editor Vladimir Osipov (see this issue, CCE 26.14), 2. "The Role … Continue reading Samizdat Update, July 1972 (26.16)
Samizdat update, May 1972 (25.11)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> [1] Social Issues, No. 15 (January-February 1972). The collection consists of three sections. Section One ("Law") contains a translation of an article entitled "Collective Rights and Collective Action under English Law” [author, T.C. Daintith] and a letter from V. Chalidze to the Chairman of the International League … Continue reading Samizdat update, May 1972 (25.11)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (27.2)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> (1) On 28 September 1972, a search was carried out at the flat of Yu.A. Shikhanovich [see CCE 24.10 and CCE 25]. Before it had been completed Shikhanovich was presented with a warrant for his arrest. He was driven away, and the search concluded without him, in the presence … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (27.2)
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)
The Trial of Buzinnikov, 28 July to 1 August 1978 (51.3)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> On 1 August the Gomel Regional Court, presided over by P. P. Tsirkunov, sentenced Ye. Buzinnikov under Article 186-1 of the Belorussian Criminal Code (= Article 190-1 of the Russian Code) to 3 years in strict-regime camps. The prosecutor at the trial was Procurator E.G. Maslakova; there was no … Continue reading The Trial of Buzinnikov, 28 July to 1 August 1978 (51.3)