<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 2 February 1977 an article, “Liars and Pharisees”, was published in the weekly Literaturnaya gazeta under the signature of A. Petrov (Agatov). Its appearance aroused serious concern for the fate of Alexander GINZBURG and Yury ORLOV. The same day a press conference was called at Ginzburg’s … Continue reading The Arrest of Alexander Ginzburg, 3 February 1977 (44.2.2)
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Александр Гинзбург
Trials, May-August 1978 (50.0)
<< No 50 : November 1978 >> Trial held in Moscow when not indicated otherwise MAY ♦ 15-18 — The trial of Yury Orlov ♦ 15-19 — The Trial of Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava (Tbilisi) JUNE ♦ 21 — The trial of Ida Nudel ♦ 21 — The trial of Vladimir Slepak ♦ 28 … Continue reading Trials, May-August 1978 (50.0)
Chronology, December 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)
<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> December 1976 18 Exchange of Bukovsky and Corvalan 24 Searches among members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group 25 Psychiatric arrest of Vladimir Borisov (Leningrad) * 1977 January 1977 4 Searches among members of Moscow Helsinki Group TASS announcement of link between Helsinki Group and NTS 5 Creation of the … Continue reading Chronology, December 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)
The Hunger Strike in Vladimir Prison, December 1970 (18.2)
«No 18 : 5 March 1971» The main demands of the inmates of Vladimir Prison who held a hunger strike in December 1970, timed to coincide with Constitution Day and Human Rights Day, were as follows: an improvement in the conditions in which female prisoners are held; an improvement in medical care – the doctor … Continue reading The Hunger Strike in Vladimir Prison, December 1970 (18.2)
Commentary No 15
No 15 : 31 August 1970 15.3 The Arrest of Revolt Pimenov [1] [Pimenov's interview was with Vadim Andreevich MEDVEDEV, a future member of Gorbachev's close entourage during "perestroika". Later in 1970 Medvedev was appointed a deputy head of the Propaganda department at the CPSU Central Committee in Moscow. From 1993 to 2006 he headed … Continue reading Commentary No 15
In the Mordovian Camps, August 1970 (15.7)
<<No 15 : 31 August 1970>> [1] Issue 14 of the Chronicle has written about the murder of Baranov [CCE 14.11, item 15] in one of the Mordovian camps. This took place at one p.m. on 3 May. Baranov, who was mentally ill, darted out of the psychiatric block of the Dubrovlag central hospital (the … Continue reading In the Mordovian Camps, August 1970 (15.7)
Repressive measures in response to protests about trial, April 1968 (1.3)
<< No 1 : 30 April 1968 >> The unprecedented extent of the movement of protest about the trial of Galanskov, Ginzburg, Dobrovolsky and Lashkova provoked a series of repressive measures. 1 At the beginning of February 1968 Mrs L.I. Ginzburg, Irina Zholkovskaya ([respectively, mother and fiancee of Alexander Ginzburg) and Olga Timofeyeva (Galanskov's wife) … Continue reading Repressive measures in response to protests about trial, April 1968 (1.3)
Alexander Ginzburg’s hunger strike, 16 May to 10 June 1969 (8.8)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» On 16 May Alexander Ginzburg went on hunger strike in protest at being forbidden to have visits from his wife. He gave advance warning of this to the administration of Camp 17 of the Mordovian camp complex, where he is being held, stressing that he would not enter into … Continue reading Alexander Ginzburg’s hunger strike, 16 May to 10 June 1969 (8.8)
Texts in English
— 1960-1969 — Labedz, L. & M. Hayward, M. (eds), On Trial: the case of Sinyavsky and Daniel, London 1967 (includes most of the materials from The White Book) The Chornovil Papers, 1968 (in Russian, Woe from Wit) Conquest, Robert, The Great Terror, 1968 (CCE 14.12, item 10 and CCE 19.12, item 4) Gonchar (Honchar), … Continue reading Texts in English
Samizdat update, February 1969 (6.8)
<<No 6 : 28 February 1969>> 1. Roy Medvedev, Before the Court of History This book has long been known to a narrow circle but has only begun to circulate widely in samizdat. It is a three-volume study of the life and personality of J.V. Stalin, his administration and his crimes. 2. “Svetlana Stalin and … Continue reading Samizdat update, February 1969 (6.8)
