THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue have yet been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 43-45, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) The Trial of Anton Pype [123] (2) The Trial of Volkov … Continue reading No 45 : 25 May 1977
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No 47 : 30 November 1977
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES One of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 47, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page in square brackets [ ] (1) The Trial of Felix Serebrov [8] (2) The Trial … Continue reading No 47 : 30 November 1977
No 50 : November 1978
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Most of the reports in this issue have not yet been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE No 50, see below) are given next to the other items in this Contents page *** Special Issue Political Trials in the Summer of 1978 (50.0) … Continue reading No 50 : November 1978
Political Prisoners in the Mordovian Camps, March 1972 (24.5)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> UKRAINIANS [23] Petro Samofil – his 25-year sentence ends on 21 February 1972. He has passed through the Pechora, Vorkuta and Taishet camps and the strict-regime camp in Spasskoye (Kazakhstan). He is completing his sentence in Mordovia [see Map 3]. Yevhen Pryshlyak – serving a 25-year term. Mykhaylo Lutsyk … Continue reading Political Prisoners in the Mordovian Camps, March 1972 (24.5)
Samizdat update, November 1971 (22.9)
<<No 22 : 10 November 1971>> [1] J.-P. Sartre, Reflections on the Jewish question (Translated from Polish) The Polish translation, by Jerzy Lisowski, was published in the journal Tworczosc (Creativity), Warsaw, 1956, Nos. 9, 10. The essay was written in 1944-46 and published in France in 1946. It is a philosophical and publicistic work, containing … Continue reading Samizdat update, November 1971 (22.9)
The Trial of Reiza Palatnik (Odessa), 22-24 June 1971 (20.5)
<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> The trial of Reiza Palatnik took place on 22-24 June in Odessa (for her arrest, see CCE 17.8). The investigation was conducted by [Major] V. I. Larionov, an investigator of the Odessa Region KGB. The chairman of the court was Kadenko; the Procurator, Tekunova. The indictment was under Article … Continue reading The Trial of Reiza Palatnik (Odessa), 22-24 June 1971 (20.5)
Leningrad Trial – the aeroplane affair, 11-20 May 1971 (20.1)
«No 20 : 2 July 1971» The case was heard in the Leningrad City Court [27] from 11-20 May 1971. Accused were: Gilya Izrailevich Butman, aged 39, an engineer – Articles 17 (complicity), 64-a, 70-1, 72 and 189-1 of the Russian Criminal Code. Mikhail Semyonovich Korenblit, aged 34, a dentist – Articles 17, 64-a, 70-1, … Continue reading Leningrad Trial – the aeroplane affair, 11-20 May 1971 (20.1)
The Leningrad Trial of the “Hijackers”, 15-24 December 1971 (17.6)
«No 17 : 31 December 1971» The trial of M.Yu. Dymshits, E. S. Kuznetsov, S.I. Zalmanson, J.M. Mendelevich, I.I. Zalmanson, Yu.P. Fyodorov, A.G. Murzhenko, A.A. Altman, L.G. Khnokh, B.S. Penson and M. A. Bodnya was held in the Leningrad City Court on 15-24 December 1970. The court consisted of N. A. Yermakov, chairman of the … Continue reading The Leningrad Trial of the “Hijackers”, 15-24 December 1971 (17.6)
News in brief, October 1970 (16.10)
«No 16 : 31 October 1970» 1. On 12 September 1970 Yuly Markovich Daniel was released from Vladimir Prison [Central Russia] on completion of his term. He was sent to live in Kaluga, where he has been placed under surveillance. He was allowed to visit his wife L. Bogoraz in her place of exile [Irkutsk … Continue reading News in brief, October 1970 (16.10)
Searches and Arrests of Jews wishing to emigrate to Israel, August 1970 (15.6)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» [1] On 9 July two Georgian Jews, Venyamin Dzhanashvili and Abram Dzhandzhikhanashvili, were arrested in Tbilisi. For a long time they have been trying to obtain permission to emigrate to Israel. The pretext for the arrest was an incident on 26 January 1970 in the reception-room of the Georgian … Continue reading Searches and Arrests of Jews wishing to emigrate to Israel, August 1970 (15.6)
News in brief, June 1970 (14.11)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> [1] IVANO-FRANKOVSK. On 1 June 1970 Valentin Moroz was once again arrested. The charge were brought under Article 62 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (which corresponds to Article 70 of the Russian Code). V. Moroz served a term from 1965 to 1969 in the Mordovian camps (Dubrovlag) under Article … Continue reading News in brief, June 1970 (14.11)
COMMENTARY No 6
No 6 : 28 February 1969 6.2 The case of Boris Kochubievsky [1] "... who is of Russian nationality". This does not refer just to Larisa Kochubievskaya's ethnic and cultural background and origins in the multi-ethnic Soviet Union. From 196// onwards Soviet ID documents (internal "passports") carried an entry that, from 16 years onwards, fixed … Continue reading COMMENTARY No 6
Letters from Soviet Jews, February 1970 (12.6)
«No 12 : 28 February 1970» [1] Boris Shlayen and Ilya Fridlyand — open letter addressed to the authors of the letters published in Pravda on 13 January 1970 under the general title "Unmasking the Provocateurs". The authors of the letter state that in the USSR “there are many Jewish families who not only wish … Continue reading Letters from Soviet Jews, February 1970 (12.6)
Samizdat update, December 1969 (11.14)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» [1] Andrei Amalrik, "An open letter to Anatoly Kuznetsov" Amalrik decided to write to Kuznetsov after hearing his "Appeal to all people" on the radio and reading his article, "The Russian writer and the KGB". Kuznetsov makes frequent reference to the absence of freedom in the USSR, but, as … Continue reading Samizdat update, December 1969 (11.14)
