<< No 39 : 12 March 1976 >> The parishioners of Father Dmitry Dudko have appealed to the executive committee of the Orekhovo-Zuyevo district Soviet for an explanation of the reasons for the termination of his employment (CCE 38). At the executive committee they were told that the order for Father Dmitry s dismissal had … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, March 1976 (39.7)
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Samizdat Update 2, 1977 (46.20)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> * Malva Landa: “Alexander Ginzburg” (6 pp.) * F. Kandel: “My son, Anatoly Shcharansky”. * Raisa Lert: “Approaches to The Yawning Heights: An unscholarly analysis” (January 1977, 8 pp.) A review of the book by Alexander Zinoviev (CCEs 43, 44). “This book -- almost deprived of emotions (in the … Continue reading Samizdat Update 2, 1977 (46.20)
The arrest of Dmitry Dudko, Jan 1980 (56.9)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> On 15 January 1980, the priest Dmitry DUDKO [note 1] was detained in the village of Grebnevo (Moscow Region) immediately after a church service. He was presented with a warrant for his detention signed by KGB Major Sorokin and taken to Moscow. His wife went with him. They were … Continue reading The arrest of Dmitry Dudko, Jan 1980 (56.9)
Journal “Obshchina”, Winter 1979 (55.2-3)
<<No 55: 31 December 1979>> On 20 November 1979, Alexander OGORODNIKOV should have been released after serving his sentence for ‘parasitism’ (CCE 51.15 and CCE 52.4). He is still being held in custody in Leningrad, however, where he was brought from the camps. He now faces a new charge. Alexander Ogorodikov (b. 1950) * On … Continue reading Journal “Obshchina”, Winter 1979 (55.2-3)
News in Brief, October 1972 (27.12)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> [1] On 21 August in Moscow City Court the trial took place of Ilya Glezer, charged with "‘the manufacture and dissemination of libellous letters and documents designed to undermine the Soviet State system" (see CCE 24.10 & CCE 25.10, item 18). The judge was Bogdanov [note 1], the Procurator … Continue reading News in Brief, October 1972 (27.12)
The Repentance of Dudko, 20 June 1980 (57.8)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> Father Dmitry DUDKO was arrested on 15 January 1980 (CCE 56.9). On 20 June 1980, his “statement of repentance” was broadcast on television. On 21 June, a similar statement was published in the Moscow evening issue of Izvestiya: Dmitry Dudko, 1922-2004 “... At first, I denied my guilt and … Continue reading The Repentance of Dudko, 20 June 1980 (57.8)
Persecution of Believers, May 1978 (49.14-1)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> Orthodox Christians; Catholics in Georgia; Adventists * Orthodox Christians In recent years, a certain sign of the celebration of Easter has been the appearance of reinforced squads of police and vigilantes who surround the churches and zealously refuse to let young people through to the services. Every year the system … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, May 1978 (49.14-1)
No 56 : 30 April 1980
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES All reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 55 & 56, see below) are given [in square brackets] next to the items on this Contents page * 1. The Exile of Andrei Sakharov [46-55] 1.1 Phones cease to … Continue reading No 56 : 30 April 1980