<<No 55 : 31 December 1979>> ‘Protest to the Czechoslovak Government’, Document No. 20 of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group (17 November 1979): We are extremely saddened by the news that in Czechoslovakia you are not only persecuting those of your citizens who defend basic human rights but are even sentencing them to long prison terms... … Continue reading Letters and Statements, December 1979 (55.10-1)
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The case of Ivan Yakhimovich, Feb 1969 (6.3)
«No 6 : 28 February 1969» In December 1968, the Procuracy of the Latvian Republic sanctioned the conduct of an investigation into material removed during a search at the flat of Ivan YAKHIMOVICH (CCE 4.5). Formerly chairman of a collective farm, Yakhimovich is currently working as a stoker at the Belorussia sanatorium in the town … Continue reading The case of Ivan Yakhimovich, Feb 1969 (6.3)
Samizdat update, May 1972 (25.11)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> [1] Social Issues, No. 15 (January-February 1972). The collection consists of three sections. Section One ("Law") contains a translation of an article entitled "Collective Rights and Collective Action under English Law” [author, T.C. Daintith] and a letter from V. Chalidze to the Chairman of the International League … Continue reading Samizdat update, May 1972 (25.11)
Vadim Delaunay (1947-1983)
<< Obituaries >> * One of the eight who demonstrated on Red Square (25 August 1968) against the invasion of Czechoslovaka, Vadim DELAUNAY would have been 73 on 22 December 2020. He died in Paris in 1983.
Gabai’s “Final Words” at his Jan 1970 trial (35.13)
«No 35 : 31 March 1975» The Final Speech of Ilya Gabai at his Trial Tashkent, 21 January 1970 More than five years have passed since the trial of Gabai and Mustafa Dzhemilev (CCE 12.3), but Gabai’s concluding statement at his trial has only recently begun to circulate in samizdat. Without attempting a full account … Continue reading Gabai’s “Final Words” at his Jan 1970 trial (35.13)
Corrections to several issues, March 1971 (18.14)
<<No 18 : 5 March 1971>> CCE 3.1 "Responses in Moscow" Item 3. The Chronicle stated: "Even before the invasion of Czechoslovakia, Czech newspapers disappeared from the bookstalls." In fact, Czechoslovak publications were on sale without interruption right up to 21 August 1968. Their "disappearance" can be explained only by an increased demand while the … Continue reading Corrections to several issues, March 1971 (18.14)
KGB report about samizdat: 15 January 1971 (St 119-11)
<<Other texts and documents>> Secretariat circulates KGB report, dated 21 December 1970 (Bukovsky Archives online). Notes the recent evolution of samizdat from literary works to political publications; recommends obstruction and suppression of this trend. [Russian 15 January 1971, St 119-11], 5 pp. ================================ [Page one of five] Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF … Continue reading KGB report about samizdat: 15 January 1971 (St 119-11)
Samizdat update, Dec 1969 (11.14)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» [1] Andrei Amalrik, "An open letter to Anatoly Kuznetsov" Amalrik decided to write to Kuznetsov after hearing his "Appeal to all people" on the radio and reading his article, "The Russian writer and the KGB". Kuznetsov makes frequent reference to the absence of freedom in the USSR, but, as … Continue reading Samizdat update, Dec 1969 (11.14)
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