«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)
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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)
Extra-judicial Political Persecution, December 1969 (11.13)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» GORKY Artsimovich, a journalist from Gorky, was dismissed from the editorial staff of the newspaper where she worked, for reading Solzhenitsyn's Cancer Ward. MOSCOW Boris Leibovich Shlayen, mechanic at a Moscow factory which repairs calculating machines. After Shlayen had applied to the Department of Visas and Registration, on 30 … Continue reading Extra-judicial Political Persecution, December 1969 (11.13)
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 serious … 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)
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