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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Chronicle of Current Events, 1968-1982
Soviet Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23-2)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> A List of Political Prisoners known to the Relief Fund PREFACE (46.23-1) * The list gives details of 250 political prisoners and 25 political exiles. The surnames of the prisoners and exiles are listed in Russian alphabetical order: A, B, V, G, D, E, Z (or Zh), K, L, … Continue reading Soviet Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23-2)
The Trial of Lavut, December 1980 (60.2)
<< 31 December 1980 : Issue 60 >> From 24 to 26 December 1980, Moscow City Court, examined the case against Alexander Pavlovich LAVUT (b. 1929; arrested 29 April, CCE 56.6), who was charged under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. The trial was presided over by V.V. Bogdanov, who also tried Yury Grimm … Continue reading The Trial of Lavut, December 1980 (60.2)
Case of Tatyana Velikanova, Jan-April 1980 (56.7)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> (See CCE 54.1, Arrest & CCE 55.2-1) Investigator Katalikov informed Tatyana VELIKANOVA’s relatives of her request to be sent a Bible and photographs of her grandsons. He also agreed to pass on to Velikanova short notes about family matters from her relatives. The Bible was delivered in the next … Continue reading Case of Tatyana Velikanova, Jan-April 1980 (56.7)
Bibliographical Note (43.19)
<< No 43 : 31 December 1976 >> The original Russian texts of CCEs 43-5, of which this book is a translation, appeared as three booklets without annotations, Khronika tekushchikh sobytii Khronika Press, New York, 1977. Earlier issues of the Chronicle are available in English from two main sources. Nos. 16-42 and 46-50 have been … Continue reading Bibliographical Note (43.19)
Arrest of Alexander Lavut, 29 April 1980 (56.6)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> After 10 December 1979, when the KGB organized a ‘trip’ round Moscow for Alexander LAVUT (CCE 55.9), he was placed under almost constant surveillance. On 31 January 1980 his telephone was cut off. On 6 February two KGB officials appeared at his wife Sima Mostinskaya’s work-place and tried to … Continue reading Arrest of Alexander Lavut, 29 April 1980 (56.6)
Trial of Sergei Kovalyov, December 1975 (38.3)
<<31 December 1975, No 38>> The trial in the case of Sergei KOVALYOV (CCEs 34-37) took place on 9-12 December in Vilnius, at the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR. [For Kovalyov's arrest in December 1974, see CCE 34.1] The chairman of the court was M. Ignotas, a member of the Supreme Court of the … Continue reading Trial of Sergei Kovalyov, December 1975 (38.3)
An unpublished decree, December 1972 (30.13)
<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> On 25 December 1972 the presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet passed decree No. 1707 (or 7707 -- accounts vary) on measures to prevent the commission of crimes. One of the preventive measures stipulated by the decree is the giving of a warning [preduprezhedenie] by state security personnel to … Continue reading An unpublished decree, December 1972 (30.13)