<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> [1] As CCE 24.11 (item 6) reported, in March 16 prisoners in Leningrad Region’s corrective-labour colony 6 (Obukhovo rail station, Leningrad Region) refused to eat and sewed up their mouths in protest at the conditions of their confinement. Following an investigation, the commandant of the colony was … Continue reading News in Brief (25.10)
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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)
The Arrest of Ginzburg, 3 February 1977 (44.3)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> Alexander Ginzburg, 1936-2002 On 2 February 1977 an article, “Liars and Pharisees”, was published in the weekly Literaturnaya gazeta under the signature of A. Petrov (Agatov). Its appearance aroused serious concern for the fate of Alexander GINZBURG and Yury ORLOV. The same day a press conference was … Continue reading The Arrest of Ginzburg, 3 February 1977 (44.3)
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