<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> On 10 August the Stavropol Region Court, presided over by V. P. Leontev, sentenced Nikolai Petrovich Shatalov (CCE 48.17, item 6) under Article 190-1 of the Russian Criminal Code to 18 months in a strict-regime camp. Shatalov was in custody from 10 August 1977 to 16 March 1978, during … Continue reading The Trial of Shatalov, August 1978 (51.4)
Tag: Solzhenitsyn A.I.*
Александр И. Солженицын
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)
Official Documents, 1974 (34.21)
<<No 34 : 31 December 1974>> [1] Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet Not for publication On the abolition of restrictions on choice of place of residence, formerly stipulated for certain categories of citizens. The Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet decrees: (1) That the restrictions on choice of place of residence … Continue reading Official Documents, 1974 (34.21)
Samizdat update, May 1972 (25.11)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> [1] Social Issues, No. 15 (January-February 1972). The collection consists of three sections. Section One ("Law") contains a translation of an article entitled "Collective Rights and Collective Action under English Law” [author, T.C. Daintith] and a letter from V. Chalidze to the Chairman of the International League … Continue reading Samizdat update, May 1972 (25.11)
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)
Samizdat Update, December 1978 (51.21)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> (1) A. Sakharov: “The Human Rights Movement in the USSR and Eastern Europe: Aims, Significance, Difficulties” (8 November 1978, 12 pp.) “The word ‘movement’ in the title of this article is not intended to bring to mind any sort of organization, or association, or, still less, party. It simply … Continue reading Samizdat Update, December 1978 (51.21)
The Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (46.16)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> This fund was established by A.I. Solzhenitsyn in April 1974 out of the royalties from the Gulag Archipelago. At a press-conference on 2 February 1977, the day before his arrest, Alexander Ginzburg first gave details of his work as the fund’s representative in the USSR (see CCE 44.3). After … Continue reading The Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (46.16)
The trial of Poresh, 23-25 April 1980 (57.1)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> From 23 to 25 April the Leningrad City Court, presided over by a vice-chairman of the Leningrad City Court, N. S. Isakova (CCEs 1, 12, 16, 20, 35, 53), heard the case of Vladimir PORESH (b. 1949, arrested on 1 August 1979, CCE 54.5), charged under Article 70 of … Continue reading The trial of Poresh, 23-25 April 1980 (57.1)
