<<Other texts and documents>> On 10 SEPTEMBER 2019, 79-year-old activist Albert Razin set fire to himself in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurt Republic (Volga Federal District) in protest against the policy of the national government [1] concerning languages and linguistic minorities within Russia. No fire extinguisher was near to hand and he died later in … Continue reading Self-immolation: A protest of despair (1968-2019)
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Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
<<Other texts and documents>> KGB report to Gorbachev (Bukovsky Archives online). The numbers then serving a sentence under Articles 70, 190-1 and 142 of the RSFSR Criminal Code [1]. One third were held in psychiatric institutions; encouraging applications for a pardon from such prisoners; terms of release terms eased [R: 1 Feb 87, 183-Ch]. 9 … Continue reading Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
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