<<No 53 : 1 August 1979>> According to Information Bulletin No. 4 of the Free Inter-trade Association of Working People (FIAWP), which came out in May-June, following a ‘talk’ at the KGB (CCE 51, ‘FIAWP’) under threat of imprisonment. Ivanchenko, who has two dependent sons born in 1975 and 1978 and a wife, who is … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, Aug 1979 (53.29)
Tag: Russian Orthodox Church
News in Brief, October 1972 (27.12)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> [1] 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 & CCE 25.10, item 18). The judge was Bogdanov [note 1], the Procurator … Continue reading News in Brief, October 1972 (27.12)
Samizdat update, October 1972 (27.13)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> [1] I. Alexandrov [?pseudonym] – “Brief Notes on the Present-Day Crisis” An essay containing an appraisal of the present state of affairs in the country and some forecasts for the future. The author feels that phenomena of crisis in the Soviet Union are starting to assume a universal character, … Continue reading Samizdat update, October 1972 (27.13)
Solzhenitsyn to the Patriarch; Zheludkov’s reply, March-April 1972 (25.5)
<<No 25 : 20 May 1972>> In March 1972 A. I. Solzhenitsyn sent a letter to Pimen, Patriarch of All Russia [note 1]. In answer to the appeal in the Patriarch’s Christmas message to all “Orthodox believers living abroad,” [note 2] that they should instil in their children a love for the Church and strengthen … Continue reading Solzhenitsyn to the Patriarch; Zheludkov’s reply, March-April 1972 (25.5)
Letters and Statements (51.20)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> 115 signatures: “To the International Committee of the Red Cross & the League of Red Cross Societies” “For a number of years, the International Red Cross has not responded in any way to reports about bad conditions in places of imprisonment, and to the abuse of psychiatry in the … Continue reading Letters and Statements (51.20)
The Repentance of Dudko, 20 June 1980 (57.8)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> Father Dmitry DUDKO was arrested on 15 January 1980 (CCE 56.9). On 20 June 1980, his “statement of repentance” was broadcast on television. On 21 June, a similar statement was published in the Moscow evening issue of Izvestiya: Dmitry Dudko, 1922-2004 “... At first, I denied my guilt and … Continue reading The Repentance of Dudko, 20 June 1980 (57.8)
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)