The Trial of Kirill Podrabinek, 14 March 1978 (49.1)

27 March 202114 May 2021

<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> On 14 March, the people’s court of Elektrostal (Noginsk district, Moscow Region) examined the case of Kirill Podrabinek (b. 1952), charged under Article 219, part 1, of the Russian Criminal Code (‘... the keeping, obtaining and manufacture ... of firearms (other than smooth-bore hunting weapons) or ammunition ... without obtaining … Continue reading The Trial of Kirill Podrabinek, 14 March 1978 (49.1)

News in brief, June 1970 (14.11)

6 May 201416 May 2021

<<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)

News in brief, December 1968 (5.4)

17 October 201331 December 2021

<<No 5 : 31 December 1968>> [1] In the Crimea there are periodic police raids on Tatars who have returned home. On 15 July 1968, eleven Crimean Tatar families were brutally manhandled at the 'Bolshevik' state farm in the Krasnogvardeisky (Red Guard) district. Since the publication of the decree of 5 September 1967, only eighteen … Continue reading News in brief, December 1968 (5.4)

First anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia, August 1969 (9.1)

3 October 201315 February 2019

«No 9 : 31 August 1969» [1] On 20 August 1969 a group of Soviet citizens issued the following declaration: "On 21 August last year a tragic event took place: Czechoslovakia, a friendly country, was invaded by Warsaw Pact Troops. “The aim of this action was to put a stop to the process of democratisation … Continue reading First anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia, August 1969 (9.1)

The arrest of Victor Kuznetsov, 20 March 1969 (7.3)

25 September 201313 May 2021

«No 7 : 30 April 1969» On 20 March 1969 Victor Kuznetsov was arrested in the town of Pushkino (Moscow Region). Kuznetsov is 33 years old. His father was imprisoned [under Stalin] and perished; his mother works as a shop-assistant, his wife as a laboratory assistant; and they have two children, aged five and eight. … Continue reading The arrest of Victor Kuznetsov, 20 March 1969 (7.3)