<< 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)
Tag: Czechoslovakia
Vadim Delaunay at 73
* 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 this year.
Ilya Gabai’s “Final Words”, 21 January 1970 (35.13)
<< No 35 : 31 March 1975 >> The Final Speech of Ilya Gabai at his Trial (Tashkent, 21 January 1970) Although more than five years have passed since the trial of Ilya Gabai and Mustafa Dzhemilev (CCE 12.3), Gabai’s concluding statement at his trial has only recently begun to circulate in samizdat. Without attempting … Continue reading Ilya Gabai’s “Final Words”, 21 January 1970 (35.13)
Corrections to several issues of the Chronicle, March 1971 (18.14)
<<No 18 : 5 March 1971>> 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 number … Continue reading Corrections to several issues of the Chronicle, 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)
Commentary No 3 (August 1968)
<<No 3 : 30 August 1968>> 3.1 RESPONSES IN MOSCOW [1] "In fact, Czechoslovak newspapers remained on sale up until 21 August," wrote the Chronicle, over two years later (CCE 18.14). "Their 'disappearance' can only be explained by an increased demand for the same number of copies available." 3.3 GORBANEVSKAYA LETTER (28 August 1968) [1] … Continue reading Commentary No 3 (August 1968)
Samizdat update, December 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, December 1969 (11.14)
News in brief, April 1969 (7.13)
«Issue 7 : 30 April 1969» [1] On 15 April in Riga a student, Ilya Rips, tried to immolate himself. Under the Freedom Obelisk, set up when Latvia was independent, he unfurled a banner with the words FREEDOM FOR CZECHOSLOVAKIA. A hostile crowd gathered around him. The youth threw off his overcoat, under which was … Continue reading News in brief, April 1969 (7.13)
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