The Russian Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (CCE 44.3) here gives the names of political prisoners and exiles known to it in mid-August 1977 [N.B. This excludes those in psychiatric hospitals and almost all religious prisoners are omitted. For more details on those listed see recent issues of the Chronicle, especially CCE 33.] see Political … Continue reading A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
Tag: Article 190-1*
Defamation of the Soviet system
The Trial of Alexander Podrabinek, 15 August 1978 (50.7)
This section has been compiled largely from the Information Bulletin of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes, Nos. 9 (9 June 1978), 10 (10 August) and 11, a special edition about the trial.[1] Arrest and Investigation Alexander Podrabinek was arrested at the flat of some friends on 14 May … Continue reading The Trial of Alexander Podrabinek, 15 August 1978 (50.7)
The Trial of Vyacheslav Bakhmin, 22-24 September 1980 (58.2)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> From 22 to 24 September the Moscow City Court, presided over by N.A. Baikova, heard the case of Vyacheslav Ivanovich BAKHMIN, a member of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes. Bakhmin (b. 1947; arrested on 12 February 1980, CCE 56.4) was charged under Article … Continue reading The Trial of Vyacheslav Bakhmin, 22-24 September 1980 (58.2)
The Camp Trial of Andrei Amalrik, 18 July 1973 (29.7)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> Andrei AMALRIK was due to complete his 3-year prison sentence on 21 May 1973. On 22 May his wife, Gyuzel Makudinova, was informed that the Procurator’s Office of Magadan had instituted new proceedings under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. This was Amalrik’s second indictment under Article 190-1. … Continue reading The Camp Trial of Andrei Amalrik, 18 July 1973 (29.7)
The Trial of Sergei Grigoryants, 8-25 September 1975 (38.7)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> In November 1974 the procurator’s office of the Babushkino district of Moscow initiated a criminal case against S. I. Grigoryants under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. Sergei Ivanovich Grigoryants was born in 1941; he is a writer; in 1974 he and his family left Kiev and came … Continue reading The Trial of Sergei Grigoryants, 8-25 September 1975 (38.7)
Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
KGB report to Gorbachev (Bukovsky Archives online). The numbers then serving a sentence under Articles 70, 190-1 and 142 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. One third held in psychiatric institutions; encouraging applications for a pardon from such prisoners; terms of release terms eased [Russian 1 Feb 87, 183-Ch] (9 pp) Excerpts. ================================== [page one of … Continue reading Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
The Trial of Gleb Pavlovsky, 18 August 1982 (65.1)
«No 65 : 31 December 1982» On 18 August 1982 the Moscow City Court examined the case of Gleb Pavlovsky (b. 1950) who was arrested on 5 April 1982 (CCE 64). Pavlovsky was charged with offences under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code: “Dissemination of fabrications known to be false, which defame the Soviet … Continue reading The Trial of Gleb Pavlovsky, 18 August 1982 (65.1)
The Trial of Reshat Dzhemilev, 12 April 1973 (31.2)
<< No 31: 17 May 1974 >> Tashkent Region Court, 12 April 1973 Articles 190-1 and 190-3 of the RSFSR Criminal Code and corresponding articles of the criminal code of the Uzbek SSR. Sentence – 3 years in the camps. ♦ On 12 July 1972 a search was made in the flat of RESHAT DZHEMILEV … Continue reading The Trial of Reshat Dzhemilev, 12 April 1973 (31.2)
Political Trials, Spring 1972 (25.1)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> ODESSA [Ukraine] A trial, held off and on from 4 to 19 May, has now come to an end. The defendants, Oleksa Prityka, Oleksa Riznykiv and Nina Strokata (see CCE 22 and 23) were charged under Article 62 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code. In court the following … Continue reading Political Trials, Spring 1972 (25.1)
The trial of Kurtumerov, Khalilov and Ramazanov, 28 November 1973 (31.10)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974>> Eskander Kurtumerov is an engineer, 38 years old, father of two children. On 14 April 1973 a first search was carried out at his flat. Before the search KGB officials took his 10-year-old daughter from school and interrogated her on the way to her home. On 15 May a … Continue reading The trial of Kurtumerov, Khalilov and Ramazanov, 28 November 1973 (31.10)
The Trial of Dzheppar Akimov, 21-28 November 1972 (31.1)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974 >> Tashkent Region Court, 21-28 November 1972: Charges: Article 190-1 of the RSFSR criminal code, Article 191-4 of the Uzbek criminal code, Article 203-1 of the Tadzhik criminal code. Sentence: 3 years’ imprisonment in an ordinary-regime camp. Judge M.M. Maksumov, and assessors N.A. Korzh and M. Kamilova; prosecutor – … Continue reading The Trial of Dzheppar Akimov, 21-28 November 1972 (31.1)
The Trial of Vladimir Dremlyuga, August 1971 (21.1)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> Yakut Autonomous Republic [Soviet Far East]. The trial of Vladimir Dremlyuga, indicted for a second time under Article 190-1 [of the Russian Criminal Code], took place in late August at an assize session of the Yakut Supreme Court in the town of Lensk, on penal institution territory. The court … Continue reading The Trial of Vladimir Dremlyuga, August 1971 (21.1)
Trials in Estonia and Sochi, April and July 1971 (20.8)
«No 20 : 2 July 1971» TALLINN. In April Vladimir Vasilevich Eikhvald, a radio engineer aged 57, was judged to be of unsound mind by an in-patient, forensic-psychiatric examination. For the institution of proceedings against Eikhvald under Article 194-1 of the Estonian Criminal Code, equivalent to Article 190-1 of the Russian Code (CCE 18.10, item … Continue reading Trials in Estonia and Sochi, April and July 1971 (20.8)
The Trial of Anatoly Levitin-Krasnov, May 1971 (20.7)
<< No 20 : 2 July 1971 >> On 8 May 1971 the measure of restraint imposed on Anatoly Krasnov, who was at liberty during the investigation, was changed: he was taken into custody. Anatoly Krasnov-Levitin (1915-1991) On 19 May 1971 the Moscow City Court convened at the premises of the Lyublino district court to … Continue reading The Trial of Anatoly Levitin-Krasnov, May 1971 (20.7)
The Trial of Reiza Palatnik (Odessa), 22-24 June 1971 (20.5)
<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> The trial of Reiza Palatnik took place on 22-24 June in Odessa (for her arrest, see CCE 17.8). The investigation was conducted by [Major] V. I. Larionov, an investigator of the Odessa Region KGB. The chairman of the court was Kadenko; the Procurator, Tekunova. The indictment was under Article … Continue reading The Trial of Reiza Palatnik (Odessa), 22-24 June 1971 (20.5)
The Trial of Julia Voznesenskaya (Okulova), 29-30 December 1976 (43.5)
<<No 43 : 31 December 1976>> CCE 42 described the searches and arrests in Leningrad in connection with Case 62, the “anti-Soviet slogans case”, particularly the arrest of Julia OKULOVA (Voznesenskaya is her pen-name) and Natalya Lesnichenko. Three days after they were arrested Okulova and Lesnichenko were released on condition that they did not leave … Continue reading The Trial of Julia Voznesenskaya (Okulova), 29-30 December 1976 (43.5)