<> Excerpts from the directives approved on 9 August 1971 by N. Zhogin, Deputy Procurator-General of the USSR, and on 10 August by M. Uskov, Deputy USSR Minister of Internal Affairs, and confirmed on 26 August 1971 by A. Serenko, Deputy USSR Minister of Public Health.[1] Printed at the print shop of the USSR Ministry … Continue reading “Urgent Hospitalization of Mentally-Ill Persons Representing a Public Danger”, August 1971 (28.9)
The Camp Trial of Andrei Amalrik, 18 July 1973 (29.7)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> Andrei Amalrik was due to complete his 3-year prison sentence on 21 May 1973. On 22 May his wife, G. Makudinova, was informed that the Procurator’s Office of Magadan had instituted new proceedings under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. This was Amalrik’s second indictment under Article 190-1. … Continue reading The Camp Trial of Andrei Amalrik, 18 July 1973 (29.7)
The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> The case of Leonid Plyushch was tried by the Kiev Regional Court on 25-29 January 1973. The judge was Dyshel. The case was heard behind closed doors, with the accused not present. According to the Chronicle's information, none of the officially appointed psychiatrists was present in court. The defence … Continue reading The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
Leonid Plyushch is Released to go Abroad, December 1975 (38.9)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> In October there were more meetings and demonstrations on behalf of Leonid Plyushch in the West. In a letter Malva Landa called on those who participated in such actions not to slacken their efforts to obtain Plyushch's release. Tatyana Khodorovich and Plyushch's wife Tatyana Zhitnikova sent an expression of … Continue reading Leonid Plyushch is Released to go Abroad, December 1975 (38.9)
The Case of Vyacheslav Igrunov, December 1975 (38.8)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> V. Igrunov is threatened with internment in a special psychiatric hospital. As far as the Chronicle knows, in the last three years no such sentences have been imposed in “political” cases.[i] There follows an account of the investigation in Igrunov’s case, including (for the reader’s convenience) some episodes reported … Continue reading The Case of Vyacheslav Igrunov, December 1975 (38.8)
The Trial of Sergei Grigoryants, 8-25 September 1975 (38.7)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> In November 1974 the procurator’s office of the Babushkino district of Moscow initiated a criminal case against S. I. Grigoryants under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. Sergei Ivanovich Grigoryants was born in 1941; he is a writer; in 1974 he and his family left Kiev and came … Continue reading The Trial of Sergei Grigoryants, 8-25 September 1975 (38.7)
The Situation of Leonid Plyushch, March 1975 (35.1)
<<No 36 : 31 May 1975>> “On 27 December 1974 Leonid Plyushch’s injections were stopped. As a result of the suspension of treatment Plyushch’s health at once improved somewhat. However, he was not transferred from the surveillance ward.” With these words ended the report on Plyushch in CCE 34.9. In January they again prescribed a … Continue reading The Situation of Leonid Plyushch, March 1975 (35.1)
The Arrest of Sergei Kovalyov, 27 December 1974 (34.1)
<<No 34 : 31 December 1974>> On 27 December 1974 Sergei Kovalyov was arrested in Moscow. On 23 December a search had been carried out at his house — one of many searches which took place on that day in Moscow and Lithuania in connection with ‘Case 345’, being investigated by the Lithuanian KGB (see … Continue reading The Arrest of Sergei Kovalyov, 27 December 1974 (34.1)
The Case of the Explosion on the Underground, March 1979 (52.1)
<<No 52 : 1 March 1979>> On 8 January 1977 an explosion occurred in a Moscow underground train. The authorities immediately tried to link this act of terrorism with dissident activity (see CCE 44.15). On 31 January 1979 the following report was published: In the Supreme Court of the USSR. The Judicial Board for Criminal … Continue reading The Case of the Explosion on the Underground, March 1979 (52.1)
Concerning the Explosions in Moscow, March 1977 (44.15)
<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> On 8 January 1977 an explosion took place in the Moscow underground. On 10 January TASS reported that the explosion was not of great force, “medical help was given to those suffering injury, and an investigation is being conducted”. Later, at meetings of Party activists, it was said that … Continue reading Concerning the Explosions in Moscow, March 1977 (44.15)
In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1974 (34.9)
Vladimir Trifonov (see CCE 26.5) is now undergoing compulsory treatment in the Leningrad Special Psychiatric Hospital (he was charged under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code); he has been diagnosed as suffering from paranoia. He does not consider himself ill, and in recent years has been refusing to go to sessions of the psychiatric … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1974 (34.9)
Civil Protest in Russia, yesterday and today (16 May, Glasgow)
Repressive policies, political prisoners and trends in non-violent resistance Speaker: Elena SANNIKOVA in Russian with interpretation ♦ 5 to 6.45 pm, Thursday, 16 May at Main Seminar Room, Central and East European Studies, Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow (Gilmorehill campus) ♦ Over the past 10 years, the level of repression has been steadily rising in Russia. … Continue reading Civil Protest in Russia, yesterday and today (16 May, Glasgow)
Moral resistance, then & now (Tuesday 14 May, London)
Veteran human rights campaigner Lena SANNIKOVA will speak at Pushkin House, London, on Tuesday, 14 May at 7 pm about political prisoners in Putin's Russia and the Soviet Union and the many other opponents and victims of both regimes ♦ Over the past ten years, the level of repression has been rising in Russia. Today … Continue reading Moral resistance, then & now (Tuesday 14 May, London)
KGB warnings (November 1972)
Politburo decision (Bukovsky Archives online), in response to a jointly signed request from the KGB and Procurator-General RUDENKO (11 October 1972, 2594-А, pp. 4-5). The Party leaders approve a secret decree (p. 2) about special KGB “cautions” or warnings to those engaged in “politically harmful” behaviour. [Russian 16 November 1972, Pb 67-XVIII] total 5 pp. … Continue reading KGB warnings (November 1972)
