«Grani.ru» “Alexander LAVUT was a member of the Action Group for the Defence of Human Rights, the first organisation in the USSR to openly defend such rights, yet he never boasted about having belonged to the oldest organisation of its kind in Russia. Lavut was among the editors of the legendary "Chronicle of Current Events" … Continue reading Alexander Lavut (1929-2013)
Category: Supplementary
Postscript 1 (Apr ’68)
<<No 1, 30 April 1968> POSTSCRIPT DID THE POLITBURO SEE ISSUE ONE? In the Bukovsky Archives there is a June 1968 report to the CPSU Politburo (the 15 men who ruled the Soviet Union) about the first issue of the Chronicle. The recently appointed head of the KGB Yury Andropov, informs them (1372-A, 11 June … Continue reading Postscript 1 (Apr ’68)
