Over the five years until its demise the Chronicle recorded the release of one hundred of the 275 prisoners and exiles named in the August 1977 Relief Fund List (CCE 46.23-2). A total of 66 were freed in 1978 and 1979 alone. Close examination reveals just how arbitrary this process was. The Chronicle also noted … Continue reading Captivity and Release, 1977-1982
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> TWENTY-FOUR ITEMS [1] On 21 August in Moscow City Court the trial took place of Ilya Glezer. He was charged with "‘the manufacture and dissemination of libellous letters and documents designed to undermine the Soviet State system" (CCE 24.10, CCE 25.10 [18]). The judge was Bogdanov [1], the Procurator … Continue reading News in Brief, October 1972 (27.12)
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