Over the 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 … Continue reading Captivity & Release, ’77-82
Barladeanu Trial [2], Aug ’80 (58.12)
«No 58 : November 1980» From 11 to 13 August the second trial of Vasily Vladimirovich BARLADEANU (b. 1942; feature photo) took place in Rovno. Barladeanu's defence counsel was the barrister A. S. Krinitsyn from Odessa. About thirty witnesses, Barladeanu's fellow-camp inmates, were questioned at the trial. Barladeanu was sentenced under Article 187-1 (UkSSR Criminal … Continue reading Barladeanu Trial [2], Aug ’80 (58.12)