On 9 May 1975, at 12 noon, on the thirtieth anniversary of the victory over German fascism, a Jewish anti-fascist meeting took place in Minsk. War veterans, former partisans and young people gathered in the former ghetto district. About five hundred people were present, including Jews from Moscow, from a number of towns in Belorussia … Continue reading In Defence of Davidovich, 1975-1976 (39.4)
Category: Soviet press
The Right to Leave, August 1980 (57.18)
..., Germans, Pentecostalists, Those who have left (Moscow, Leningrad, Voronezh; Yarym-Agayev; Women and Russia). GERMANS For two years Alexander Bous, a resident of Chelyabinsk, has been trying to emigrate with his father, mother and brother. On 1 and 2 April an article entitled “Spiritual emigres” was published in the newspaper Chelyabinsk Worker. The main attack … Continue reading The Right to Leave, August 1980 (57.18)
No. 32 : 17 July 1974
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Some of the reports in this issue have been digitised. The others may be found by following page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 32 & 33, see below), given next to each item in this Contents page. (1) The Deportation of Solzhenitsyn [13 February … Continue reading No. 32 : 17 July 1974
No 40 : 20 May 1976
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE USSR CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version(CCE Nos 40-42, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page [*] (1) Statement by Tatyana Khodorovich TRIALS (2-8) (2) The Trial of Andrei Tverdokhlebov [9] … Continue reading No 40 : 20 May 1976
No 49 : 14 May 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 49, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page. TRIALS (1) The Trial of Kirill Podrabinek (Elektrostal) [8] (2) The Trial of Grigory … Continue reading No 49 : 14 May 1978
No 56 : 30 April 1980
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 55 & 56, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** 1. The Exile of Andrei Sakharov [46] 2. The Death of … Continue reading No 56 : 30 April 1980
December 1972 to December 1973 (28-30)
Issue Nos 28-30 of the Chronicle were compiled in the usual way and prepared for circulation but only released, together with No 31, at the 7 May 1974 press conference in Moscow. 1972 No 28 : 31 December 1972 THE MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Only some of the reports in … Continue reading December 1972 to December 1973 (28-30)
No 27 : 15 October 1972
THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the translated reports in this issue have been digitised. They may be found in CCE 27 : 15 October 1972 (AI pdf) . The numbers after each item indicates the page in the pdf. 1. Repressive measures in the Ukraine [4] 2. Searches, interrogations, … Continue reading No 27 : 15 October 1972
No 26 : 5 July 1972
THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version are given next to the items in this Contents page, CCE 25 & 26 : 20 May to 5 July 1972 (AI pdf) 1. The Arrest of Pyotr Yakir [32] … Continue reading No 26 : 5 July 1972
An Interview with A.I. Solzhenitsyn, 30 March 1972 (25.3)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> On 30 March 1972 A.I. SOLZHENITSYN gave an interview to Western journalists.[1] Here are extracts from the interview : Q. What are you working on now? October 1916, the second volume of the same book. Q. Will it be finished soon? No, In the course of the … Continue reading An Interview with A.I. Solzhenitsyn, 30 March 1972 (25.3)
“If you are a Crimean Tatar….”, 14 October 1973 (31.8)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974>> A letter from Anafi Nafeyev to the editorial boards of Soviet newspapers and journals and to the USSR Supreme Soviet (14 October 1973, Dzhankoi) Nafeyev was born in the village of Yanyseli and now lives in Uzbekistan (town of Gulistan, Engels Street 33), works as a driver, is married, … Continue reading “If you are a Crimean Tatar….”, 14 October 1973 (31.8)
Items from the [Soviet] press, March 1972 (24.7)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> [SARATOV] On 4 February Kommunist, the Saratov Region newspaper, published an article by V. Proletkin entitled “In the pillory”. The article mentions twenty persons by name. Four of them are merely said to have visited a “black market” in books. Ten of them are said to have duplicated and … Continue reading Items from the [Soviet] press, March 1972 (24.7)
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)
Alexander Tvardovsky, 1910-1971 (23.10)
«No 23 : 5 January 1972» Alexander Trifonovich Tvardovsky died on 18 December 1971. The Chronicle considers it suitable to publish the following text as his obituary: There are many ways of killing a poet.The method chosen for Tvardovsky was to take away his offspring, his passion, his journal.The sixteen years of insults meekly endured … Continue reading Alexander Tvardovsky, 1910-1971 (23.10)
Material from the Regional Press, November 1971 (22.5)
<<No 22 : 10 November 1971>> ODESSA. On 6 March 1971 the newspaper Banner of Communism published an article (signed by I. Petrenko) entitled “Whose side are you on, Strokataya?” It reported that Nina Antonovna Strokataya, the wife of Svyatoslav Karavansky (see CCE 7, 13, 15), [21] who is at present serving a second term … Continue reading Material from the Regional Press, November 1971 (22.5)
Sakharov’s Friends and Enemies, December 1975 (38.1)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> On 9 October 1975 the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament awarded the annual Nobel Prize for activities contributing to peace to Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov. Sakharov heard the news from foreign journalists on the evening of 9 October. He said: I hope this will benefit political prisoners in our … Continue reading Sakharov’s Friends and Enemies, December 1975 (38.1)
