<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> The Publication of A Chronicle of Human Rights in the USSR has begun. The first issue, November 1972-March 1973, is a brochure of 80 pages. Publisher: Khronika Press, New York, 1973. Editors: Peter Reddaway (London) and Edward Kline (New York). Price: [$3.00]. The title page closely resembles the typewritten … Continue reading A Chronicle of Human Rights in the USSR (29.1)
Tag: Chalidze V.*
Валерий Чалидзе
Activities of the Human Rights Committee (27.8)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> On 4 September 1972, member of the Human Rights Committee Valery Chalidze sent the Committee a letter [note1]: "I am announcing my retirement from the Human Rights Committee. It would appear that I am too exhausted to continue to carry out the responsibilities which I took on myself when … Continue reading Activities of the Human Rights Committee (27.8)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests: January to May 1972 (25.2)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> MOSCOW On 20 April 1972 the arrest took place of the store-keeper of the Institute of Psychology of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Pyotr Petrovich STARCHIK (b. 1937). He has two children: the elder is 6, the younger 10 months. The investigation into his case is being … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests: January to May 1972 (25.2)
Items from the [Soviet] press, March 1972 (24.7)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> [SARATOV] On 4 February Kommunist, the Saratov Region newspaper, published an article by V. Proletkin entitled “In the pillory”. The article mentions twenty persons by name. Four of them are merely said to have visited a “black market” in books. Ten of them are said to have duplicated and … Continue reading Items from the [Soviet] press, March 1972 (24.7)
Appeals in Defence of Human Rights, November 1971 (22.7)
<<No 22 : 10 November 1971>> [1] On 24 October Pyotr Yakir addressed a letter to G. Pompidou and L.I. Brezhnev, [28] expressing his belief that the Paris talks would lead to further progress in the consolidation of peace on earth and in relations between France and the USSR. Yakir then expresses his opinion that … Continue reading Appeals in Defence of Human Rights, November 1971 (22.7)
Samizdat update, September 1971 (21.11)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> [1] A. I. Solzhenitsyn, August 1914 At the beginning of June 1971 there appeared a report of the publication of A. I. Solzhenitsyn’s new novel August 1914 (YMCA Press, Paris). The author’s “Afterword“ to the novel specifies the circumstances which prevented it from being printed by Soviet publishing-houses: “This … Continue reading Samizdat update, September 1971 (21.11)
Materials of the Committee for Human Rights, September 1971 (21.5)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> [1] To the Supreme Court of the RSFSR 16 July 1971 Concerning the strange trial in Sverdlovsk We have familiarised ourselves with reports and a transcript of the trial of V. Kukui [CCE 20.4]), which took place in Sverdlovsk on 15-16 June 1971. He was charged with the circulation … Continue reading Materials of the Committee for Human Rights, September 1971 (21.5)
A Warning to the Committee for Human Rights, February 1971 (18.8)
<< No 18 : 5 March 1971 >> On 15 February 1971 V. Chalidze and A. Tverdokhlebov, members of the Committee for Human Rights, were summoned separately (at 11 am and 2 pm respectively) by the head of the Department of General Oversight of the Moscow Procuracy. The content of both conversations was the same. … Continue reading A Warning to the Committee for Human Rights, February 1971 (18.8)
Committee for Human Rights in USSR, 4 November 1970 (17.4)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» The Committee for Human Rights, consisting of Academician A.D. Sakharov and physicists A.N. Tverdokhlebov and V.N. Chalidze, was formed in Moscow on 4 November 1970. The committee formulated five principles underlying its activities: "1. The Committee for Human Rights is a creative association acting in accordance with the laws … Continue reading Committee for Human Rights in USSR, 4 November 1970 (17.4)
Samizdat update, August 1969 (10.13)
«No 10 : 31 August 1969» [1] An Anthology of Selected Samizdat Texts on Social Issues, compiled by V. N. Chalidze, Issue No. 1 Judging by the first issue, this anthology deals with problems from a theoretical standpoint. The texts have been chosen "taking into account the topicality of the subject-matter, the qualifications of the … Continue reading Samizdat update, August 1969 (10.13)
