<< No 35 : 31 March 1975 >> The Final Speech of Ilya Gabai at his Trial (Tashkent, 21 January 1970) Although more than five years have passed since the trial of Ilya Gabai and Mustafa Dzhemilev (CCE 12.3), Gabai’s concluding statement at his trial has only recently begun to circulate in samizdat. Without attempting … Continue reading Ilya Gabai’s “Last Words”, 21 January 1970 (35.13)
Category: Stalinism
Samizdat Update, March 1972 (24.12)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> [1] Our Middle-Eastern Friends: A Survey of the Soviet press, Moscow, 1972 A “collection of quotations” dealing with events in the Middle East, the Middle-Eastern policy of the Soviet Union and its treatment in the Soviet press. The 220 quotations (mainly from Soviet periodicals of 1967-71), arranged in chronological … Continue reading Samizdat Update, March 1972 (24.12)
Samizdat update, October 1970 (16.11)
<<No 16 : 31 October 1970>> [1] The Word Forces Its Way Through A collection of articles and documents about A.I. Solzhenitsyn. This documentary narrative on the fate of the writer and of his works covers the period from 1962 to 1969 – from the triumph of the story "One Day in the Life of … Continue reading Samizdat update, October 1970 (16.11)
Grigorenko’s 1968 address to the Crimean Tatars
See "Survey of samizdat in 1968" (Chronicle of Current Events, 31 December 1968, 5.1, item 11) Let me express the views of Kostyorin and myself on the immediate problems of your movement. It will soon be twenty-five years since your people were cast out of their homes, were expelled from the land of their forefathers, … Continue reading Grigorenko’s 1968 address to the Crimean Tatars
Additions and Corrections to Chronicle No. 14, August 1970 (15.12)
<<No 15 : 31 August 1970>> [1] "The Soviet press on the persecution of dissenters” section. The newspaper report from Riga contains an error: for Misulovich read Misudovin. [2] In the report of the trial of Zaitsev the defence counsel Kheifits was called the Procurator [in some copies of the Chronicle, but not that received … Continue reading Additions and Corrections to Chronicle No. 14, August 1970 (15.12)
Samizdat update, August 1970 (15.11)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» 1. "An Open Letter to Mikis Theodorakis" from Roald Mukhamedyarov, a Moscow worker Pointing out the continuing repressions of a political nature in the USSR and instances of "the grossest violation of the most elementary human rights in our country", the author urges Theodorakis to protest against the violation … Continue reading Samizdat update, August 1970 (15.11)
Samizdat update, June 1970 (14.12)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> 1. Valentin Moroz, “A Chronicle of Resistance" (January 1970) The well-known Ukrainian historian writes of the nation's resistance to the process of assimilation, of the need to preserve the national heritage and national traditions. Only here lies salvation from an increasing loss of identity. Among the mountains of the … Continue reading Samizdat update, June 1970 (14.12)
Portraits of Stalin under guard, June 1970 (14.6)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> In Leningrad on 10 April 1970 a portrait of Stalin was torn from a stand opposite the metro-station "Elektrosila". The portrait was torn down by Volkov, a 35-year-old technician employed at a secret establishment, married with two children. Volkov was sentenced under Article 206, para. 2, of the Russian … Continue reading Portraits of Stalin under guard, June 1970 (14.6)
Samizdat update, April 1970 (13.9)
<< No 13 : 30 April 1970 >> 1. A.D. Sakharov, V.F. Turchin and R.A. Medvedev, "A letter to Party and government leaders" (dated 19 March 1970) A scholar with a world-wide reputation, "the father of the hydrogen bomb", Academician A.D. Sakharov, the research physicist V.F. Turchin who is author of the well-known samizdat pamphlet … Continue reading Samizdat update, April 1970 (13.9)
More about Karavansky, April 1970 (13.7)
«No 13 : 30 April 1970» S.I. Karavansky is a native of Odessa, born in 1920. In 1944 he was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment for taking part in an underground youth organisation during the German and Rumanian occupation (the slogan of the organisation was "Down with the bloody terror of Hitler and Stalin!"). He … Continue reading More about Karavansky, April 1970 (13.7)
Samizdat update, February 1970 (12.10)
«No 12 : 28 February 1970» [1] Nadezhda Ya. Mandelstam, Recollections of O. E. Mandelstam This book is about the fate of the poet and the fate of a generation. A memorial to an era. [Translated into English and published as Hope against Hope.] [2] Vasily Grossman, Everything flows ... V. Grossman wrote this novel … Continue reading Samizdat update, February 1970 (12.10)
News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» [1] On 5 December 1969 the traditional silent demonstration [CCE 6.9, item 3] was held on Pushkin Square. The first of these demonstrations was in support of Yu. Daniel and A. Sinyavsky, and took place on 5 December 1966, under the slogan "Respect the Constitution". This time about fifty … Continue reading News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
On the approaching Stalin anniversary, October 1969 (10.11)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» 21 December 1969 will be the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of Stalin. According to reports, a meeting of the Party Central Committee has been held, at which measures to be taken in honour of the forthcoming jubilee were discussed. It was decided to mark Stalin's ninetieth anniversary with … Continue reading On the approaching Stalin anniversary, October 1969 (10.11)
The case of Mikhail P. Yakubovich (Karaganda), October 1969 (10.8)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» Mikhail Petrovich Yakubovich was born in 1891. He is a great-grandson of the Decembrist A.I. Yakubovich and a nephew of the poet and revolutionary P. F. Yakubovich. From his youth he worked for the revolutionary movement in Russia. He was first arrested while a schoolboy in the sixth class. … Continue reading The case of Mikhail P. Yakubovich (Karaganda), October 1969 (10.8)
Samizdat update, August 1969 (9.9)
«No 9 : 13 August 1969» 1. Alexander Tvardovsky, "By Right of Memory" This is a lyrical narrative poem, some parts of which were published in Novy Mir [monthly]. The full text of the poem was set up and printed, but the censor removed it from the page proofs. 2. Seven letters to A. Chakovsky A … Continue reading Samizdat update, August 1969 (9.9)
An addition to a previous issue, October 1969 (10.16)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» In issue 8 of the Chronicle [CCE 8.12, item 14] we mentioned the name of B.N. Veprintsev, director of a laboratory at the Institute of Biophysics at Pushchino-on-the-Oka. He was mentioned in connection with discussions about the conduct of two members of the Institute. Veprintsev called for caution in … Continue reading An addition to a previous issue, October 1969 (10.16)
Book notes, October 1969 (10.14)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» [1] The publishing house "Politizdat" has issued a book by A. Romanov about the spaceship designer Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov. The book is divided chronologically into chapters: "1907-1917", "1917-1927", "1927-1937", "1937-1947", "1947-1957" and "1957-1966". There is no mention of the fact that Korolyov was arrested and subjected to repressive measures, … Continue reading Book notes, October 1969 (10.14)
Samizdat update, August 1969 (10.13)
«No 10 : 31 August 1969» [1] An Anthology of Selected Samizdat Texts on Social Issues, compiled by V. N. Chalidze, Issue No. 1 Judging by the first issue, this anthology deals with problems from a theoretical standpoint. The texts have been chosen "taking into account the topicality of the subject-matter, the qualifications of the … Continue reading Samizdat update, August 1969 (10.13)
A short biography of Andrei Sverdlov, April 1969 (7.9)
«No 7 : 30 April 1969» Based on the samizdat document "About the unusual fate of the members of the family and relations of Ya. M. Sverdlov". *** When quite young, no more than twenty years old, Andrei Ya. Sverdlov, only son of [Lenin’s comrade] Yakov M. Sverdlov, began to work for the NKVD [pre-war … Continue reading A short biography of Andrei Sverdlov, April 1969 (7.9)
Second attempted self-immolation in the Ukraine, 10 February 1969 (8.6)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» The Chronicle has already reported the self-immolation of Vasily Ye. Makukha [CCE 6.9, item 2], 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 to death … Continue reading Second attempted self-immolation in the Ukraine, 10 February 1969 (8.6)
The arrest of Pyotr Grigorenko, 7 May 1969 (8.3)
<<No 8 : 30 June 1969>> On 7 May 1969 P.G. Grigorenko was arrested in Tashkent and charged under Article 191-4 of the Uzbek SSR Criminal Code (which corresponds to Article 190 of the RSFSR Criminal Code). *** Pyotr Grigorievich Grigorenko was born in 1907 in the village of Borisovka in Zaporozhe Region [south Ukraine]. … Continue reading The arrest of Pyotr Grigorenko, 7 May 1969 (8.3)
