«No 15 : 31 August 1970» The trial of Olga Joffe [Iofe] took place on 20 August 1970 in the Moscow City Court. She was charged under Article 70 (RSFSR Criminal Code) with: (a) taking an active part in the preparation of 245 leaflets of anti-Soviet content (see CCE 11.7), and (b) with the possession … Continue reading The Trial of Olga Joffe, August 1970 (15.2)
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Valeria Novodvorskaya’s Trial, March 1970 (13.2)
«No 13 : 30 April 1970 » The trial of Valeria Novodvorskaya took place on 16 March 1970 in the Moscow Region Court. A 2nd-year student at the Institute of Foreign Languages (CCE 11.7), Novodvorskaya was charged under Article 70 (RSFSR Criminal Code: "Anti-Soviet Agitation & Propaganda"). * She was accused of preparing and afterwards … Continue reading Valeria Novodvorskaya’s Trial, March 1970 (13.2)
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