New Information <<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> At the Leningrad aeroplane trial in December 1970 (see CCE 17.6) defendant J. M. Mendelevich was charged, amongst other things, with having written the articles “On Assimilation'’ and “The Jews Are Ceasing to be Silent” and defendant L. G. Khnokh, with possessing an appeal “of anti-Soviet content” … Continue reading The Leningrad “Aeroplane” Trial (27.9)
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Samizdat Update, March 1972 (24.12)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> [1] Our Middle-Eastern Friends: A Survey of the Soviet press, Moscow, 1972 A “collection of quotations” dealing with events in the Middle East, the Middle-Eastern policy of the Soviet Union and its treatment in the Soviet press. The 220 quotations (mainly from Soviet periodicals of 1967-71), arranged in chronological … Continue reading Samizdat Update, March 1972 (24.12)
Samizdat update, January 1972 (23.9)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> [1] Yu. Glazov, V. Kabachnik, V. Turkina, Yu. Shtein, “A message from friends" An Open Letter on the expulsion of Alexander Galich from the USSR Union of Writers. [113] . . Fifteen writers, by voting for his expulsion,have covered themselves with a new shame: We shall remember the names … Continue reading Samizdat update, January 1972 (23.9)
Samizdat update: July 1971 (20.12)
<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> (1) Herald of the Exodus No. 1 (a collection of documents) Contents On the eve of the trials (letters from relatives and friends of the accused in Leningrad, Kishinyov, and Riga);Visits by groups of Jews to USSR government bodies; The departure applications of M. Kalik and V. Slepak; Letters, … Continue reading Samizdat update: July 1971 (20.12)
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, August 1970 (15.11)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» 1. "An Open Letter to Mikis Theodorakis" from Roald Mukhamedyarov, a Moscow worker Pointing out the continuing repressions of a political nature in the USSR and instances of "the grossest violation of the most elementary human rights in our country", the author urges Theodorakis to protest against the violation … Continue reading Samizdat update, August 1970 (15.11)
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)
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