<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> In 1974 Teivel Abramovich Silnitsky and his family, residents of Krasnodar, applied for emigration visas to Israel. Silnitsky’s son Alexander was at this time a fourth-year student at Krasnodar Polytechnic Institute and was scheduled to take part in a pre-call-up military muster. He refused to take part in this … Continue reading Exit Visas and Call-up Papers, 1971-1975 (38.18)
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News in Brief, May 1977 (45.18)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> MOSCOW As reported in CCE 44, the case started against Malva Landa for the fire in her room was sent in February 1977 for further investigation. On 21 April the pretrial investigation was completed. The trial started on 16 May 1977. On 17 May the trial was postponed, at … Continue reading News in Brief, May 1977 (45.18)
Persecution of Believers, Dec 1978 (51.15)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Orthodox Christians; Pentecostals; Baptists; Jehovah's Witnesses; Adventists * ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS [1] On 2 July 1978, the Deputy Head of the Smolensk KGB ‘chatted’ for an hour and a half with Tatyana SHCHIPKOVA (CCE 49) about the journal Obshchina [Community], see CCE 49 and “Samizdat Update”, this issue, CCE 51.21). … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, Dec 1978 (51.15)
Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Political Prisoner’s Day 30 October 1978 was declared “Political Prisoner Day” by the Moscow Helsinki Group (Document No. 66 [see CCE 51.20]): “We emphasize especially: the majority of political prisoners in the USSR are prisoners of conscience, who have not in fact committed any crimes... The fulfilment of the … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)
Interview with Solzhenitsyn, March 1972 (25.3)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> On 30 March 1972 A.I. SOLZHENITSYN gave an interview to Western journalists.[1] Here are extracts from the interview : Q. What are you working on now? October 1916, the second volume of the same book. Q. Will it be finished soon? No, In the course of the … Continue reading Interview with Solzhenitsyn, March 1972 (25.3)
The case of Mikhail Ryzhik: Moscow Region, October 1969 (10.3)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» The case of Mikhail Shmerlevich Ryzhik has been in progress for almost a year. He has been accused of refusing to undergo military service. In 1961, as a third-year student at Kharkov University, M. Sh. Ryzhik was called up into the Soviet Army, and after serving his term, was … Continue reading The case of Mikhail Ryzhik: Moscow Region, October 1969 (10.3)