<<No 4 : 31 October 1968>> The letter of 28 August 1968 from Natalya Gorbanevskaya (CCE 3.3) to the editors of Rude Pravo, Unita, Humanite, The Morning Star and other foreign newspapers: an account of the events of 25 August. * A letter from Anatoly Jakobson replying to accusations that the demonstration was “useless”. Anatoly … Continue reading Red Square Trial, Samizdat response, Oct 1968 (4.3)
Tag: Red Square (Moscow)*
Красная площадь. Москва
The Right to Leave, Nov 1979-April 1980 (56.20)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> MOSCOW. On 9 November 1979, at 1 pm, 70-year-old A.R. Agapova walked into Red Square carrying a banner with the words: “Brezhnev, Let the Agapov Family Leave!” Agapova, whose son went abroad and did not return, and her daughter-in-law have been trying for many years to leave the USSR … Continue reading The Right to Leave, Nov 1979-April 1980 (56.20)
Vadim Delaunay (1947-1983)
<< Obituaries >> * One of the eight who demonstrated on Red Square (25 August 1968) against the invasion of Czechoslovaka, Vadim DELAUNAY would have been 73 on 22 December 2020. He died in Paris in 1983.
Women Activists and Prisoners, 1968-1982
in A Chronicle of Current Events (1968-1983). <<Other texts and documents>> Viewing an earlier version of this website, the late Marjorie FARQUHARSON commented, "I don't see many women here, John." I looked and they were there, but not as visible as they could be. S.A. Kovalyov, Tatyana Khodorovich, Tatyana Velikanova, G. Podyapolsky, A. Levitin-Krasnov One … Continue reading Women Activists and Prisoners, 1968-1982
The Trial of Vladimir Dremlyuga, August 1971 (21.1)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> Yakut Autonomous Republic [Soviet Far East]. The trial of Vladimir Dremlyuga, indicted for a second time under Article 190-1 [of the Russian Criminal Code], took place in late August at an assize session of the Yakut Supreme Court in the town of Lensk, on penal institution territory. The court … Continue reading The Trial of Vladimir Dremlyuga, August 1971 (21.1)
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)
Corrections to previous issues, December 1968 (5.5)
<<No 5 : 31 December 1968>> In Issue 2 Lev Skvortsov was described as participating in the expert linguistic assessment of the Sinyavsky-Daniel case [CCE 2.2]. In fact, he did not take part and the work was actually done by Kostomarov, who is at present director of the Centre for Russian Language Teaching at Moscow … Continue reading Corrections to previous issues, December 1968 (5.5)
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)