<< No 30 : 31 December 1973 >> On 28 September 1972 Yury Shikhanovich was arrested after a search of his flat. Two searches had been conducted there prior to this, one on 14 January (related to Case 24) and the other on 6 May (related to the case of K. A. Lyubarsky). Biographical data … Continue reading The Trial of Shikhanovich, November 1973 (30.3)
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Юрий Шиханович
“In Honour of Nixon” (26.7)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> The visit of American President Nixon [note 1] to the USSR (22-30 May) was accompanied by some curious activities on the part of the authorities. * From 1 May 1972 onwards, the following were summoned to district police-stations in Moscow: T. S. Khodorovich, a member of the Action Group … Continue reading “In Honour of Nixon” (26.7)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (27.2)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> (1) On 28 September 1972, a search was carried out at the flat of Yu.A. Shikhanovich [see CCE 24.10 and CCE 25]. Before it had been completed Shikhanovich was presented with a warrant for his arrest. He was driven away, and the search concluded without him, in the presence … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (27.2)
The case of Alexander Lavut, May-June 1980 (57.7)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> Fifty-one signatures appear under the appeal “Alexander Lavut Has Been Arrested”, issued on 5 May (he was arrested on 29 April 1980, CCE 56): “... What crime has been committed by this wonderful, modest, hardworking man, who loves his country and has worked indefatigably for it over many years?“The … Continue reading The case of Alexander Lavut, May-June 1980 (57.7)
Samizdat update, 31 December 1979 (55.11)
<<No 55 : 31 December 1980>> Andrei Sakharov, “Reflections and Memories”, The Washington Post, 16 August 1979. Yury Shikhanovich, Six Documents, 15 August 1979. Emigration to Israel: Legal Theory and Practice, Nos 4 & 5, November and December 1979. Women and Russia, No. 1 , September 1979. Lithuanian samizdat. A new journal Pastoge (Shelter). * … Continue reading Samizdat update, 31 December 1979 (55.11)
59.0 А confiscated issue
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES 15 November 1980 [recovered 2014] On 20 February 1981 officials of the Administration for Moscow City and Moscow Region of the USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] confiscated the manuscript of A Chronicle of Current Events No. 59 (15 November 1980) and all the materials … Continue reading 59.0 А confiscated issue
Underground News in the USSR (2017)
<<Journalism is not a Crime — Freedom of Speech in Iran>> Since this website was launched late in 2015 it has been moving and, at times, remarkable to see how universal is the curiosity about the Chronicle, its history and its background. Following up a lead from the Wikipedia page about the Chronicle or, perhaps, … Continue reading Underground News in the USSR (2017)
Searches, Interrogations and Arrests: Jan-May 1972 (25.2)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> MOSCOW On 20 April 1972 the arrest took place of the store-keeper of the Institute of Psychology of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Pyotr Petrovich STARCHIK (b. 1937). He has two children: the elder is 6, the younger 10 months. The investigation into his case is being … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations and Arrests: Jan-May 1972 (25.2)
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