<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> [1] On 8 February, the paper Penza Pravda (Volga District) published an article “The Fall” (by O. Telbukh), under the heading “Legal Feature", concerning the trial of A. S. Lakalov. Lakalov was accused of “the dissemination of deliberate fabrications defaming the Soviet system” (evidently Article 190-1, RSFSR Criminal Code) … Continue reading Materials from the Newspapers, July 1972 (26.12)
Events in Lithuania, July 1972 (26.11)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> FIVE ENTRIES * self-immolation (4 cases) [1] Romas Kalanta On 14 May, in one of the squares of Kaunas, Romas Kalanta (b. 1953), who had finished secondary education and was the son of a college lecturer, died by self-immolation, under the banner ‘'Freedom for Lithuania”. Three of his friends … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, July 1972 (26.11)
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