<<No 58 : November 1980>> On 2 June the Leningrad City Court, presided over by A. V. Karlov, heard the case of Abram Mendelevich TRESKUNOV, charged under Article 70 (RSFSR Criminal Code). Treskunov was arrested on 13 March while attempting to enter a building where employees of foreign consulates in Leningrad live. A statement which … Continue reading The Trial of Treskunov, June 1980 (58.16)
Category: recantation
The Death of Gely Snegiryov, December 1978 (52.2)
<<No 52 : 1 March 1979>> On 28 December 1978, at the age of 51, Gely Ivanovich SNEGIRYOV died in the neurological department of the October Hospital in Kiev. * Until 1974, Snegiryov’s life was running very smoothly: he was a well-known writer of prose, drama and film scripts, and a member of the Union … Continue reading The Death of Gely Snegiryov, December 1978 (52.2)