<<No 15 : 31 August 1970>> [1] In Leningrad a military tribunal of the Baltic Military District has tried a number of military engineers (CCE 10.5 and CCE 11.5). The charges, under Article 70 of the Russian Criminal Code, concerned the formation of the "Union of Struggle for Political Rights". The court sentenced Gennady Gavrilov … Continue reading Political Trials around the Soviet Union, August 1970 (15.4)
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The Soviet Press on the Persecution of Dissenters in the USSR, June 1970 (14.5)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> RIGA On 7 November 1969 [anniversary of 1917 October Revolution, ed.] E. Liepin and Misulovich were arrested on a charge of infringing Article 183-2 of the Latvian SSR Criminal Code (corresponding to Article 190-2 of the Russian Code): "gross disrespect towards the State flag" (in fact of burning the … Continue reading The Soviet Press on the Persecution of Dissenters in the USSR, June 1970 (14.5)
KGB report about samizdat, 15 January 1971
Secretariat circulates KGB report, dated 21 December 1970 (Bukovsky Archives online). Notes recent evolution of samizdat from literary works to political publications; recommends obstruction and suppression of this trend. [Russian 15 January 1971, St 119-11] total 5 pp. ===================================== Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION. CENTRAL COMMITTEE Must be returned … Continue reading KGB report about samizdat, 15 January 1971
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)
Those arrested in 1970: Supplement 2, January 1971 (17.15)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» January 1971 Supplement to Chronicle No 17 PART TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED, OR ARRESTED AND TRIED IN 1970 For the information on individuals (see Part 1, CCE 17.14) * 1. RUSSIAN SOVIET FEDERATED SOCIALIST REPUBLIC MOSCOW Andrei Alexeyevich AMALRIK, b. 1938, commentator. Arrested 21 May; Article 190-1; three years hard … Continue reading Those arrested in 1970: Supplement 2, January 1971 (17.15)
Those arrested in 1969: Supplement, Pt 1, January 1971 (17.14)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» (January 1971 Supplement to Chronicle No 17) PERSONS CONVICTED OR ARRESTED FOR POLITICAL REASONS IN 1969 and 1970 * PART ONE THOSE ARRESTED IN 1969 AND BROUGHT TO TRIAL IN 1970 Those who appeared in an earlier such list (CCE 11.17), are marked with an asterisk. A reference is … Continue reading Those arrested in 1969: Supplement, Pt 1, January 1971 (17.14)
Portraits of Stalin under guard, June 1970 (14.6)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> In Leningrad on 10 April 1970 a portrait of Stalin was torn from a stand opposite the metro-station "Elektrosila". The portrait was torn down by Volkov, a 35-year-old technician employed at a secret establishment, married with two children. Volkov was sentenced under Article 206, para. 2, of the Russian … Continue reading Portraits of Stalin under guard, June 1970 (14.6)
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)
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 … Continue reading News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
The case of Yury Levin: Leningrad, 26 June 1969 (9.5)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» As reported in the Chronicle [CCE 8.14, item 8], Yury Leonidovich Levin has been arrested in Leningrad. On 26 June 1969, he was summoned to appear before an investigator of the Leningrad Procuracy, Yu.M. Tumanov, and taken into custody. He was charged under article 190-1 of the Russian Criminal … Continue reading The case of Yury Levin: Leningrad, 26 June 1969 (9.5)
News in brief, June 1969 (8.14)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» [1] In mid-May 1969, workers at the Kiev Hydroelectric Station in the village of Beryozka met to discuss the housing problem: many of them are even now still living in prefabricated huts and railway coaches despite the authorities' promises to provide housing. The workers declared that they no longer … Continue reading News in brief, June 1969 (8.14)
The Leningrad trial, March-April 1968 (1.6)
<< No 1 : 30 April 1968 >> Between 14 March and 5 April 1968 seventeen Leningrad intellectuals were tried in the Leningrad City Court. Procurator Gusev and Judge Isakova (deputy chairman of Leningrad City Court) took part in the trial. All the accused were charged under two Articles of the RSFSF Criminal Code, 70 … Continue reading The Leningrad trial, March-April 1968 (1.6)
Extra-judicial repression, 1968-1969 (7.12)
No 7 : 30 June 1969 [DNEPROPETROVSK, 1-11] [1] S.Yu. Sheinin, from Dnepropetrovsk, one of the oldest journalists on the newspaper Zorya, has been expelled from the Party and dismissed, from work for a favourable review of the novel The Cathedral by Oles Honchar (Gonchar). [2] M.T. Skoryk from Dnepropetrovsk, employed by the newspaper Zorya, … Continue reading Extra-judicial repression, 1968-1969 (7.12)
