«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)
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Александр Гинзбург
Commentary No 15 (August 1970)
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 (August 1970)
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 the Galanskov-Ginzburg 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 the Galanskov-Ginzburg 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)
Corrections and additions to No 1, June 1968 (2.8)
No 2, 30 June 1968 [1] The first name of Ogurtsov, convicted in Leningrad [CCE 1.6] in November 1967 is Igor ; the first name of Bochevarov, convicted in Leningrad in February 1968 is Georgy. [2] The sentence about the material evidence presented at the Moscow trial [CCE 1.1] was misleadingly formulated. The main items … Continue reading Corrections and additions to No 1, June 1968 (2.8)
An addition [1966] to the “White Book” about Sinyavsky and Daniel, October 1968 (4.6)
«No 4 : 31 October 1968» In his introduction to the so-called White Book its editor, Alexander Ginzburg, pointed to the possibility that the materials he had compiled were incomplete and expressed the hope that further items would be added to the collection. Recently a letter has come to light, written by Vitaly Potapenko of … Continue reading An addition [1966] to the “White Book” about Sinyavsky and Daniel, October 1968 (4.6)
Survey of samizdat, December 1968 (5.1)
«No 5 : 31 December 1968» Samizdat is a specific medium for exercising freedom of expression in our country. During the last few years samizdat has evolved from a predominant concern with poetry and fiction towards an ever greater emphasis on journalistic and documentary writing. This is particularly true of 1968. In this year samizdat … Continue reading Survey of samizdat, December 1968 (5.1)
