<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Orthodox Christians; Pentecostals; Baptists; Jehovah's Witnesses; Adventists * ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS On 2 July the Deputy Head of the Smolensk KGB ‘chatted’ for an hour and a half with T.N. Shchipkova (CCE 49) about the journal Community [Obshchina] (CCE 49 and “Samizdat Update” in this issue, CCE 51.21), Shchipkova refused … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers, Dec. 1978 (51.15)
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Комитет государвственной безопасности
New Functions for the [Security] services (26.10)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> On 2 July the Ninth International Congress of Gerontologists opened in Kiev. An hour before the inauguration of the congress the well-known Soviet biologist Zhores Medvedev, expounded a theory on the causes of ageing which has been received with much interest, was detained and expelled from Kiev. Zh. A. … Continue reading New Functions for the [Security] services (26.10)
In Exile, April-May 1978 (49.9)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> Yakutia. Before Vyacheslav Chomovil’s arrival at his place of exile (CCE 48), the local Party activists were informed that "an Enemy of the People" who had intended to overthrow the Soviet regime would soon be coming to the village. The local population were ordered, if they did not want 'measures … Continue reading In Exile, April-May 1978 (49.9)
The Case of the Podrabineks, December 1977 to February 1978 (48.7)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> On 1 December 1977, the brothers Alexander and Kirill Podrabinek (CCE 47) and their father Pinkhos Abramovich PODRABINEK were summoned for a “chat” by Yu.S. Belov, chief of a department at the Moscow City and Regional KGB. Alexander refused to appear. “On behalf of the Committee for State Security” … Continue reading The Case of the Podrabineks, December 1977 to February 1978 (48.7)
From the Soviet Press, 1977-1978 (48.22)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> In 1963 Lenizdat published The Enemy Will Not Achieve His Aim by V.N. Lyakin, P.M. Petrov, K.G. Rogov and N.P. Chursinov. On pp. 175-176 it has this to say about Alexander Petrov-Agatov (CCE 44.3): “In October 1961, a certain Petrov-Agatov addressed himself to a manager of an institution and … Continue reading From the Soviet Press, 1977-1978 (48.22)
Moroz Continues his Hunger Strike: December 1974 (33.9)
Valentyn Moroz is continuing the hunger strike he began on 1 July 1974 (CCE 32.12). * Valentin Yakovlevich MOROZ was born on 15 April 1936. In 1958 he graduated from the History Faculty of Lvov University and from 1958 to 1964, Moroz taught history at a school. In September 1964 he became a lecturer at … Continue reading Moroz Continues his Hunger Strike: December 1974 (33.9)
Persecution of the Working Commission, April 1980 (56.4)
A Search at the Home of Grivnina. On 26 December, a search was conducted at Irina GRIVNINA’s home in Moscow in connection with the case of V. Yanin, who had been charged by the Kuibyshev KGB under Article 64 of the RSFSR Criminal Code (“Betrayal of the Motherland”) for illegally crossing the frontier. Irina Grivnina, … Continue reading Persecution of the Working Commission, April 1980 (56.4)
KGB warnings: 16 November 1972 (Pb 67-XVIII)
Politburo decision (Bukovsky Archives online), in response to a jointly signed request from the KGB and Procurator-General RUDENKO (11 October 1972, 2594-А, pp. 4-5). The Party leaders approve a secret decree (p. 2) about special KGB “cautions” or warnings to those engaged in “politically harmful” behaviour. [Russian 16 November 1972, Pb 67-XVIII] total 5 pp. … Continue reading KGB warnings: 16 November 1972 (Pb 67-XVIII)
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