<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> V. F. Turchin: The Inertia of Fear, Socialism and Totalitarianism, Part I: Totalitarianism [note 70] In the foreword to the book the author describes his views as positivist and socialist (though not Marxist). He is a supporter of gradual democratic change. He sees the function of critics ’not to … Continue reading Samizdat Update, Dec 1975 (38.20)
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Samizdat Update 2, 1977 (46.20)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> * Malva Landa: “Alexander Ginzburg” (6 pp.) * F. Kandel: “My son, Anatoly Shcharansky”. * Raisa Lert: “Approaches to The Yawning Heights: An unscholarly analysis” (January 1977, 8 pp.) A review of the book by Alexander Zinoviev (CCEs 43, 44). “This book -- almost deprived of emotions (in the … Continue reading Samizdat Update 2, 1977 (46.20)
The Arrest of Pyotr Yakir, June 1972 (26.1)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> On 21 June 1972, Pyotr Ionovich YAKIR was arrested in Moscow. P.I. Yakir (b. 1923) is the son of General Iona Emanuilovich Yakir, a hero of the Civil War, who was executed by Stalin. Pyotr Yakir himself served 17 years (from 1937 to 1954) in Stalin's prisons and camps. … Continue reading The Arrest of Pyotr Yakir, June 1972 (26.1)
Samizdat Update 1, 1978 (48.24)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> Lev Kopelev: "In Memory of Alexander Galich" (February 1978, 12 pp.) Alexander Galich, 1918-1977 * Raisa Lert: "Full Circle..." (February 1978, 13 pp.) An essay written in April 1977 (it says that the crushing of dissenters is reviving the patterns of demagoguery of the 1930s and 1940s, CCE 46), supplemented … Continue reading Samizdat Update 1, 1978 (48.24)
GUIDED SEARCH
Four hundred names of places, people, publications and organisations are shown in the "Guided Search" section at the foot of the page. (More are being recorded.) This is the equivalent to the "Index" in a printed edition. TIP -- The periodical names are at the top of the list; then follow common dates; after that … Continue reading GUIDED SEARCH
No 62 : 14 July 1981
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE No 62, see below) are given to the right of the items in this Contents page in [square] brackets * 1. The Death of Juri Kukk [6] 2. The … Continue reading No 62 : 14 July 1981
No 64 : 30 June 1982
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES A few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE No 64, see below) are given next to the right of the items in this Contents page. * 1. The trial of Ivan KOVALYOV [7-10] * 2. … Continue reading No 64 : 30 June 1982
No 65 : 31 December 1982
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Not circulated in USSR; translation of one report. Available only in Russian * 1. TRIALS Anatoly Ivanov-Skuratov; Natalya Lazareva (Leningrad); Victor Artsymovich (Tomsk); Gleb Pavlovsky; Anatoly Chernyshev; Alexander Kovalevsky and Valery Kendel (Tomsk); Anatoly Verkhovsky (Kaluga); The trial of Nikolai Cherkov and Ivan Kopysov (Voronezh); … Continue reading No 65 : 31 December 1982