<<No 37 : 30 September 1975>> Ivan Alexeyevich Vernik On 19 January 1972 the Zaporozhe Regional Court tried Ivan Alexeyevich Vernik (b. 1942, an electrician, with secondary school education) on charges of ‘anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda’. The presiding judge at the trial was G. I. Melaninova. The State prosecutor was procurator A. Ya, Kovalenko. The … Continue reading Trials of Recent Years, 1972 (37.18)
Captivity and Release, 1977-1982
Over five years until its demise the Chronicle recorded the release of one hundred of the 275 prisoners and exiles named in the August 1977 Relief Fund List (CCE 46.23-2). A total of 66 were freed in 1978 and 1979 alone. Close examination reveals just how arbitrary this process was. The Chronicle also noted the … Continue reading Captivity and Release, 1977-1982
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