No 47 : 30 November 1977

7 April 201922 April 2021

THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES A few of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 47) are given next to the items in this Contents page in square brackets [ ]. (1) The Trial of Felix Serebrov [8] (2) The Trial of … Continue reading No 47 : 30 November 1977

Political Prisoners in the Mordovian Camps, March 1972 (24.5)

8 April 201614 February 2022

<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> UKRAINIANS 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 [note 1]. Mykhaylo … Continue reading Political Prisoners in the Mordovian Camps, March 1972 (24.5)

Samizdat update, November 1971 (22.9)

24 March 201616 March 2019

<<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), June 1971 (20.5)

22 March 201616 February 2022

<<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), June 1971 (20.5)

Trial in Leningrad. The “Aeroplane Affair”, 11-20 May 1971 (20.1)

10 December 201516 February 2022

«No 20 : 2 July 1971» The case was heard in the Leningrad City Court [note 1] 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 Trial in Leningrad. The “Aeroplane Affair”, 11-20 May 1971 (20.1)

The Leningrad Trial of the “Hijackers”, 15-24 December 1970 (17.6)

5 August 201416 February 2022

«No 17 : 31 December 1970» On 15-24 December 1970, the trial of M.Yu. DYMSHITSE.S. KUZNETSOVSylva I. ZALMANSONJ.M. MENDELEVICHI.I. ZALMANSONYu.P. FYODOROVA.G. MURZHENKOA.A. ALTMANL.G. KHNOKHB.S. PENSON and M. A. BODNYA was held in the Leningrad City Court The court consisted of: N. A. Yermakov, chairman of the Leningrad City Court (presiding); S.E. Solovyov, Procurator of Leningrad, … Continue reading The Leningrad Trial of the “Hijackers”, 15-24 December 1970 (17.6)

News in brief, October 1970 (16.10)

16 May 201411 April 2019

«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)

11 May 20149 February 2019

«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)