Arrests, Searches, Interrogations, 1978 (51.8)

14 April 20219 May 2021

<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Moscow. On 25 August 1978, Moscow KGB officials, headed by a senior investigator of the Investigations Department, Captain V. S. Semenyuk, conducted a search of the home of Mark Aronovich MOROZOV (CCE 47.15). The decision to conduct a search was authorized by a military procurator. In the decision it … Continue reading Arrests, Searches, Interrogations, 1978 (51.8)

Repressing the Helsinki Groups: Armenia, 1977-1978 (48.5)

25 January 20214 July 2022

<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> The morning of 22 December 1977 saw the start of a major operation against the Armenian Helsinki Group. Group members Robert NAZARYAN, a deacon of the [Armenian Apostolic] church, and Shagen ARUTYUNYAN, a manual worker, were arrested and there were a number of simultaneous searches. The search warrants, issued … Continue reading Repressing the Helsinki Groups: Armenia, 1977-1978 (48.5)

The Case of the Explosion on the [Moscow] Underground, March 1979 (52.1)

27 June 20191 August 2021

<<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 (CCE 44.16). On 31 January 1979 the following report was published: In the Supreme Court of the USSR.The Judicial Board for Criminal Cases of … Continue reading The Case of the Explosion on the [Moscow] Underground, March 1979 (52.1)

Concerning the Explosions in Moscow, March 1977 (44.16)

26 June 20192 May 2021

<<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 (44.16)

Chronology: Dec. 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)

21 January 20166 April 2021

<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> December 197618Exchange of Vladimir Bukovsky and Luis Corvalan24Searches among members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group25Psychiatric arrest of Vladimir Borisov (Leningrad) January 19774Searches among members of Moscow Helsinki Group TASS announcement of link between Helsinki Group and NTS5Creation of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes Yury Mnyukh … Continue reading Chronology: Dec. 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)