<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> In the middle of March 1978, Malva Landa returned to Moscow (CCE 48.11 and CCE 49.9, item 4 [note 1]). Her living quarters (in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow) turned out to be occupied. She settled in Petushki in Vladimir Region. Malva Landa, 1918-2019 Andrei Tverdokhlebov (CCE 48.13 and CCE 49.11) … Continue reading After Release, December 1978 (51.12)
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Мальва Ланда
The trial of Malva Landa, May 1977 (46.1)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> In February 1977, the “case of the fire” in Malva Landa’s apartment (see CCE 44.25) was remitted for further investigation. During this investigation, a great deal of evidence was given about a roll of film of some kind, which the witnesses had allegedly seen after the fire. Malva Landa, … Continue reading The trial of Malva Landa, May 1977 (46.1)
The Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (46.16)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> This fund was established by A.I. Solzhenitsyn in April 1974 out of the royalties from the Gulag Archipelago. At a press-conference on 2 February 1977, the day before his arrest, Alexander Ginzburg first gave details of his work as the fund’s representative in the USSR (see CCE 44.3). After … Continue reading The Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (46.16)
In Exile, August 1977 to February 1978 (48.11)
At the beginning of December 1977 MVD Colonel Krivonogov arrived in the Vershino-Shakhtama settlement (Shelopugino district, Chita Region) where Malva Landa (CCE 46.1) was in exile. Not finding Landa, he left. The following morning the district policeman told her that Colonel Krivonogov wanted to talk to her about an amnesty. On this same visit Colonel … Continue reading In Exile, August 1977 to February 1978 (48.11)
The Trial of Yury Orlov, 15-18 May 1978 (50.1)
<<No. 50, November 1978>> From 15 to 18 May the Moscow City Court heard the case of Yury Orlov, charged under Article 70 of the Russian Criminal Code. Judge V.G. Lubentsova presided over the court (she judged the Red Square ‘demonstrators’ in October 1968, CCE 4.1). The lay assessors were G.N. Tsvetkov and A.N. Lebedev. … Continue reading The Trial of Yury Orlov, 15-18 May 1978 (50.1)
A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> The Russian Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (CCE 44.3) here gives the names of political prisoners and exiles known to it in mid-August 1977 [N.B. These 275 names exclude those in psychiatric hospitals, and almost all religious prisoners. For more details on the men and women listed here see … Continue reading A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
No 56 : 30 April 1980
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Some of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 55 & 56, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** 1. The Exile of Andrei Sakharov [46] 2. The Death of … Continue reading No 56 : 30 April 1980
A New Public Association [Moscow Helsinki Group], 12 May 1976 (40.13)
<< No 40 : 20 May 1976 >> On 12 May 1976 a declaration was issued announcing the formation of a new public association [NGO] in Moscow: the “Group to Assist the Implementation of the Helsinki Agreements in the USSR”. The declaration states: "The Group’s aim is to promote the observance of the Final Act … Continue reading A New Public Association [Moscow Helsinki Group], 12 May 1976 (40.13)
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