«No 11 : 31 December 1969» In November-December 1969 there was a wave of hunger-strikes in the Potma camps for political prisoners: Dubrovlag (Institution 385) [see Map 3]. * In the work area of Camp 3 (not to be confused with the hospital area which is also a part of Camp 3) there was a … Continue reading Hunger strikes in Mordovia, Nov-Dec 1969 (11.4)
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Yury Galanskov, 1939-1972, Dec 1972 (28.2)
«No 28 : 31 December 1972» On 2 November 1972 Yury Galanskov died at the age of 33 in institution ZhKh 385-3 of the Mordovian camp complex. * Yury Timofeyevich GALANSKOV was born in 1939 in Moscow, into a family of workers. From 1959 onwards he took part in readings by young poets in Mayakovsky … Continue reading Yury Galanskov, 1939-1972, Dec 1972 (28.2)
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