In March 1974, A.I. Solzhenitsyn published his “Letter to the Soviet Leaders”, which he had written earlier, on 5 September 1973. The letter aroused a great number of responses of the most varied nature. The first of these responses was by A.D. Sakharov, “On Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Letter to The Soviet Leaders”. In view of the … Continue reading Samizdat Update, July 1974 (32.21)
Tag: “Veche”
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About the Journal “Veche”, April-July 1974 (32.13)
<<No 32 : 17 July 1974>> On 19 April 1974, issue No. 10 of the journal Veche [Gathering or Moot] appeared. The chief editor is not V.N. Osipov, under whose signature the previous nine issues appeared, but I.V. Ovchinnikov. As far as can be judged from the series of statements made by the journal’s editor … Continue reading About the Journal “Veche”, April-July 1974 (32.13)
Samizdat Update, March 1972 (24.12)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> [1] Our Middle-Eastern Friends: A Survey of the Soviet press, Moscow, 1972 A “collection of quotations” dealing with events in the Middle East, the Middle-Eastern policy of the Soviet Union and its treatment in the Soviet press. The 220 quotations (mainly from Soviet periodicals of 1967-71), arranged in chronological … Continue reading Samizdat Update, March 1972 (24.12)
Samizdat update, November 1971 (22.9)
<<No 22 : 10 November 1971>> [1] J.-P. Sartre, Reflections on the Jewish question (Translated from Polish) The Polish translation, by Jerzy Lisowski, was published in the journal Tworczosc (Creativity), Warsaw, 1956, Nos. 9, 10. The essay was written in 1944-46 and published in France in 1946. It is a philosophical and publicistic work, containing … Continue reading Samizdat update, November 1971 (22.9)
Samizdat update, July 1971 (20.12)
<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> [1] Herald of the Exodus No. 1 (a collection of documents) Contents: On the eve of the trials (letters from relatives and friends of the accused in Leningrad, Kishinyov, and Riga); Visits by groups of Jews to USSR government bodies; The departure applications of M. Kalik and V. Slepak; … Continue reading Samizdat update, July 1971 (20.12)
The Trial of Vladimir Osipov, 24-26 September 1975 (37.2)
<<No 37 : 30 September 1975>> From 24 to 26 September the Vladimir Region Court dealt with the case of Vladimir Osipov (CCE 34.7, Case 38 [pdf, p. 23]), charged under Article 70, section 2, of the RSFSR Criminal Code. * Vladimir Nikolayevich Osipov was born in 1938. From 1961 to 1968 he spent seven … Continue reading The Trial of Vladimir Osipov, 24-26 September 1975 (37.2)
Samizdat Update, March 1971 (18.11)
<<No 18 : 5 March 1971>> [1] The Ethical Goal (1970) A philosophical sketch by an anonymous author making certain recommendations to the democratic movement in the USSR. The work examines the possibility of a real implementation of the principle of Good in relations between men. In this, the author thinks, lies the only chance … Continue reading Samizdat Update, March 1971 (18.11)
A Chronicle of Case No 24 (Pt 1), December 1972 (28.2)
<<No 28 : 31 December 1972>> The USSR Committee for State Security (KGB) continues to occupy itself with what is called "Case No 24". This first attracted attention in mid-January 1972 when a series of searches and arrests were made (see CCE 24.2 {p. 6, pdf}) in Moscow, Kiev, Vilnius, and other cities . Today … Continue reading A Chronicle of Case No 24 (Pt 1), December 1972 (28.2)
