<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> On 21 August in Moscow City Court the trial took place of Ilya Glezer, charged with "‘the manufacture and dissemination of libellous letters and documents designed to undermine the Soviet State system" (see CCE 24.10 [and CCE 25.10, item 18]). The judge was Bogdanov, the Procurator Funtov and the … Continue reading News in Brief, October 1972 (27.12)
Tag: Lyubarsky K.A.*
Кронид А. Любарский
Bibliographical Note, 1979 (CCE 51)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> The original Russian text of Chronicle 51, of which this book is a translation, appeared as a booklet without annotations, Khronika tekushchikh sobytii, Khronika Press: New York, 1979. * Earlier issues of the Chronicle are available in English from two main sources. Numbers 16-51 have been published by Amnesty … Continue reading Bibliographical Note, 1979 (CCE 51)
Letters and Statements, July to October 1972 (27.7)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> In defence of Pyotr Yakir 1. In July 1972, a letter in defence of P.I. Yakir (for his June arrest, see CCE 26.1) was sent to the CPSU Politburo and the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Amongst other things the letter says: Pyotr Yakir, 1923-1982 "Pyotr Yakir always … Continue reading Letters and Statements, July to October 1972 (27.7)
Letters and Documents (26.15)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> In May 1972 there appeared in samizdat an open letter, whose authors are concerned about the fate of K. Lyubarsky, V. Chornovil, I. Svitlychny. D. Shumuk and L. Plyushch (see CCE 24.3 and CCE 25.2), who were arrested in January 1972, and others. The letter talks of the protracted … Continue reading Letters and Documents (26.15)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (27.2)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> (1) On 28 September 1972, a search was carried out at the flat of Yu.A. Shikhanovich [see CCE 24.10 and CCE 25]. Before it had been completed Shikhanovich was presented with a warrant for his arrest. He was driven away, and the search concluded without him, in the presence … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (27.2)
Discussion of the Draft [1977] Constitution, pt. 1 (46.18)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> Apart from the widely publicized expressions of approval in the Soviet press (some of which contained corrections and additions, which are mostly of a minor nature), the proposed Constitution has given rise to a number of letters containing serious comments and well-argued proposals. Although these letters were sent to … Continue reading Discussion of the Draft [1977] Constitution, pt. 1 (46.18)
Those who Have Left, November 1977 (47.8)
«No 47 : 30 November 1977» Kaluga Region. In August Valentin Ivanov (CCE 46) left the USSR. Donetsk Region. In October Victor Borovsky (CCE 46) left the USSR. Kiev. In September the Chudnovsky family (CCE 46) departed from the USSR. They were not allowed to take their mathematical manuscripts. * Moscow. At the beginning of … Continue reading Those who Have Left, November 1977 (47.8)
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)
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