No 28 : 31 December 1972 28.7 News in brief AI - According to the samizdat "Register of People Convicted in the 1960's" (item 70) Nikolayenko was sentenced in 1969 by the Chernigov Regional Court to 5 years for "anti-Soviet agitation". As 25 year sentences have not been imposed since 1960 it would therefore appear … Continue reading Commentary No 28

<<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 1968) … Continue reading Postscript No 1 (April 1968)