<<No 16 : 31 October 1970>> [1] V.N. Chalidze has been removed on ideological grounds from the leadership of the polymer physics group at the Plastics Research Institute [in Moscow]. Chalidze is well-known as the author of a number of documents and articles about human rights and as the compiler of the Social Issues collections … Continue reading Extra-judicial Persecution, October 1970 (16.8)
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Political Trials around the Soviet Union, August 1970 (15.4)
<<No 15 : 31 August 1970>> [1] In Leningrad a military tribunal of the Baltic Military District has tried a number of military engineers (CCE 10.5 and CCE 11.5). The charges, under Article 70 of the Russian Criminal Code, concerned the formation of the "Union of Struggle for Political Rights". The court sentenced Gennady Gavrilov … Continue reading Political Trials around the Soviet Union, August 1970 (15.4)
Extra-Judicial Persecution, June 1970 (14.10)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> GORKY The Gorky Trial of Four was reported in CCE 13.3. It has become known that persons with one connection or another with the convicted men are being persecuted. Yelena Ponomaryova, an employee of the regional children's library, is the wife of Sergei Ponomaryov who was sentenced to five … Continue reading Extra-Judicial Persecution, June 1970 (14.10)
KGB report about samizdat, 15 January 1971
Secretariat circulates KGB report, dated 21 December 1970 (Bukovsky Archives online). Notes recent evolution of samizdat from literary works to political publications; recommends obstruction and suppression of this trend. [Russian 15 January 1971, St 119-11] total 5 pp. ===================================== Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION. CENTRAL COMMITTEE Must be returned … Continue reading KGB report about samizdat, 15 January 1971
Those arrested in 1970: Supplement 2, January 1971 (17.15)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» January 1971 Supplement to Chronicle No 17 PART TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED, OR ARRESTED AND TRIED IN 1970 For the information on individuals (see Part 1, CCE 17.14) * 1. RUSSIAN SOVIET FEDERATED SOCIALIST REPUBLIC MOSCOW Andrei Alexeyevich AMALRIK, b. 1938, commentator. Arrested 21 May; Article 190-1; three years hard … Continue reading Those arrested in 1970: Supplement 2, January 1971 (17.15)
Those arrested in 1969: Supplement, Pt 1, January 1971 (17.14)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» (January 1971 Supplement to Chronicle No 17) PERSONS CONVICTED OR ARRESTED FOR POLITICAL REASONS IN 1969 and 1970 * PART ONE THOSE ARRESTED IN 1969 AND BROUGHT TO TRIAL IN 1970 Those who appeared in an earlier such list (CCE 11.17), are marked with an asterisk. A reference is … Continue reading Those arrested in 1969: Supplement, Pt 1, January 1971 (17.14)
Gorky: a political trial under Articles 70 and 72 of the RSFSR Criminal Code, March-April 1970 (13.3)
«No 13 : 30 April 1970» On 25 March hearings began at the Gorky Region Court into the case of three graduates of Gorky university (CCE 11.15, item 13) -- M. Kapranov, S. Ponomaryov, V. Zhiltsov -- and V. Pavlenkov, a teacher of history in the same institution (CCE 12.4). They were accused under Articles … Continue reading Gorky: a political trial under Articles 70 and 72 of the RSFSR Criminal Code, March-April 1970 (13.3)
Political trials around the USSR, February 1970 (12.4)
«No 12 : 28 February 1970» DNEPROPETROVSK (Ukraine) From 19 to 27 January the trial of I. G. Sokulsky, N. G. Kulchinsky and V. V. Savchenko, accused under Article 62 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (which corresponds to Article 70 of the Russian Code), was held in Dnepropetrovsk. The judge was Tubelts, the assessors were … Continue reading Political trials around the USSR, February 1970 (12.4)
Appendix – repressive measures in 1969 (11.17)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» The Chronicle gives a list of [62] persons known to have been subjected to repression for political reasons in 1969. [Note: the laws indicated refer to the Russian Criminal Code. In the other fourteen Union Republics Article 70 and Article 190-1 have a different numeration.] [This list was corrected … Continue reading Appendix – repressive measures in 1969 (11.17)
News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» [1] On 5 December 1969 the traditional silent demonstration [CCE 6.9, item 3] was held on Pushkin Square. The first of these demonstrations was in support of Yu. Daniel and A. Sinyavsky, and took place on 5 December 1966, under the slogan "Respect the Constitution". This time about fifty … Continue reading News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
Arrests and persecution in Gorky, October 1969 (10.6)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» This summer [1969] the following were arrested in Gorky: S. Ponomaryov, a graduate of the faculty of history and philology at Gorky University, and a contributor to the factory newspaper "Motor of the Revolution"; and Zhiltsov and M. Kapranov, fifth-year students of the faculty of history and philology. In … Continue reading Arrests and persecution in Gorky, October 1969 (10.6)
News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» [1] On 26 August Anatoly Marchenko was sentenced under Article 190 of the Russian Criminal Code to a new term of imprisonment - two years. The trial took place in the settlement of Nyrob, in the Perm Region, within the camp zone. The witnesses consisted of prisoners convicted for … Continue reading News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
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)
Additions to the list of extra-judicial repression in 1968 (5.3)
<<No 5 : 31 December 1968>> FIRST ADDITION Concerning individuals named in the second issue of the Chronicle [CCE 2.1; nos in square brackets refer to their place in that list]. Boris Balter [8] – excluded from the Party by the Moscow City Committee of the CPSU. Yury Tsekhmistrenko [77] – it was mistakenly reported … Continue reading Additions to the list of extra-judicial repression in 1968 (5.3)
Extra-judicial political repression in 1968-9, February 1969 (6.5)
<< No 6 : 28 February 1969 >> EVENTS IN GORKY In addition to the details given in CCE 5 [CCE 5.3, Nos 128-136], the Chronicle is now able to report the following. In April 1968 leaflets appeared at the Polytechnic, Pedagogical and Medical Institutes, and at the University of Gorky, calling on people to “follow … Continue reading Extra-judicial political repression in 1968-9, February 1969 (6.5)
