No 7 : 30 April 1969 Based on the samizdat document: "The unusual fate of the family members and relations of Yakov M. Sverdlov". * Andrei Yakovlevich SVERDLOV was the only son of Lenin’s comrade Yakov M. Sverdlov [1]. When quite young, no more than twenty years old, he began to work for the NKVD … Continue reading Andrei Sverdlov, a short biography, April 1969 (7.9)
Category: Stalinism
Self-immolation, a second attempt, Feb 1969 (8.6)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» The Chronicle has already reported the self-immolation of Vasily 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 outside … Continue reading Self-immolation, a second attempt, Feb 1969 (8.6)
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