<< 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)
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Демократическое движение СССР
The Trial of Bolonkin and Balakirev, November 1973 (30.4)
<< No 30 : 31 December 1973 >> From 19 to 23 November 1973, the trial was held in Moscow of Balakirev and Bolonkin, who were charged under Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. The case was examined by the Moscow City Court. * Valery Ivanovich BALAKIREV (b. 1940), a lecturer at the Moscow … Continue reading The Trial of Bolonkin and Balakirev, November 1973 (30.4)
The Trial of Davydov and Petrov, 10-16 July 1973 (29.2)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> From 10 to 16 July 1973 the collegium of the Leningrad City Court (chairman – Karlov, people’s assessor Dyakov, second assessor-name unknown to the Chronicle) heard in open court the case of G. V. Davydov and V. V. Petrov, indicted under Article 70, part 1, of the RSFSR Criminal … Continue reading The Trial of Davydov and Petrov, 10-16 July 1973 (29.2)
Letters and Statements by Political Prisoners, 1977-1978 (48.10)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> Georgy Davydov: “Statement to Chairman of the Constitution Commission, L.I. Brezhnev” (Vladimir Prison, 15 June 1977) Davydov writes that in the draft [1977] Constitution the question of freedom of thought and convictions has again been side-stepped. Mikhail Osadchy: “To the American people, the Senate and US President Carter” The … Continue reading Letters and Statements by Political Prisoners, 1977-1978 (48.10)
Samizdat Update, March 1971 (18.11)
<<No 18 : 5 March 1971>> [1] The Ethical Goal (1970) A philosophical sketch by an anonymous author making certain recommendations to the democratic movement in the USSR. The work examines the possibility of a real implementation of the principle of Good in relations between men. In this, the author thinks, lies the only chance … Continue reading Samizdat Update, March 1971 (18.11)
Samizdat update, December 1970 (17.13)
<<No 17 : 31 December 1970>> [1] He was sent by the God of wrath and grief... This line by Nekrasov has been taken as the title of a collection of materials on Solzhenitsyn. The foreword points out the profound contrast between the opinions expressed in our press of the writer's work and of his … Continue reading Samizdat update, December 1970 (17.13)
Samizdat update, June 1970 (14.12)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> 1. Valentin Moroz, “A Chronicle of Resistance" (January 1970) The well-known Ukrainian historian writes of the nation's resistance to the process of assimilation, of the need to preserve the national heritage and national traditions. Only here lies salvation from an increasing loss of identity. Among the mountains of the … Continue reading Samizdat update, June 1970 (14.12)
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)
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