<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> Writer-Parasites (48.19) and In the Central House of Writers (48.20) Writer-Parasites (48.19) Since the beginning of 1978, the activity of the administrative authorities aimed at classifying a number of writers living in the USSR as ‘parasites' or ‘persons leading a parasitical way of life' (the best known of the previous … Continue reading Writer-Parasites, March 1978 (48.19)
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Владимир Войнович
The expulsion of V. Voinovich, Spring 1974 (32.17-2)
from the USSR Writers’ Union. A meeting of the bureau of the prose section was arranged several times and cancelled for lack of a quorum: the majority of bureau members failed to appear “because of illness”. The meeting eventually took place on 30 January 1974. Georgy Radov was in the chair. He made a brief … Continue reading The expulsion of V. Voinovich, Spring 1974 (32.17-2)
Letters and Statements, May 1975 (36.11)
[1] Danylo Shumuk (CCE 28.16) has already applied twice to the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet to have his Soviet citizenship withdrawn (10 December 1972; 10 December 1973). On 1 August 1974 Shumuk appealed to the UN Human Rights Commission: “As I have already appealed twice to the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet … Continue reading Letters and Statements, May 1975 (36.11)
Sakharov’s Friends and Enemies, December 1975 (38.1)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> On 9 October 1975 the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament awarded the annual Nobel Prize for activities contributing to peace to Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov. Sakharov heard the news from foreign journalists on the evening of 9 October. He said: "I hope this will benefit political prisoners in our … Continue reading Sakharov’s Friends and Enemies, December 1975 (38.1)
Solzhenitsyn’s expulsion from the Writers’ Union, 4 November 1969 (11.1)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» On 4 November 1969 the great Russian writer Alexander Isayevich SOLZHENITSYN was expelled from the Writers' Union by the Ryazan branch of the Writers' Union of the Russian Republic (RSFSR). Of the seven members of the Ryazan branch, six were present at the meeting: Vasily Matushkin (Ryazan); Sergei Baranov … Continue reading Solzhenitsyn’s expulsion from the Writers’ Union, 4 November 1969 (11.1)
The deportation of Solzhenitsyn, 13 February 1974 (32.1)
<<No 32 : 17 July 1974>> On 13 February 1974, after a prolonged and large-scale persecution campaign in the press, Alexander Isayevich SOLZHENITSYN was deported from the Soviet Union. The immediate cause was the publication of his GULag Archipelago by the YMCA Press (CCE 30.16).[1] The circumstances surrounding the publication of this book, as well … Continue reading The deportation of Solzhenitsyn, 13 February 1974 (32.1)
Additions to the list of extra-judicial repression in 1968 (5.3)
<<No 5 : 31 December 1968>> FIRST ADDITION Concerning individuals named in the second issue of the Chronicle [CCE 2.1; nos in square brackets refer to their place in that list]. Boris Balter [8] – excluded from the Party by the Moscow City Committee of the CPSU. Yury Tsekhmistrenko [77] – it was mistakenly reported … Continue reading Additions to the list of extra-judicial repression in 1968 (5.3)
Extra-judicial political repression in 1968 (2.1)
<< No 2 : 30 June 1968 >> In the first issue of the Chronicle a number of people were named who have been excluded from the Party for signing letters [CCE 1.2] about the trial of Galanskov-Ginzburg and others, and for certain other “ideological” misdemeanours. The surnames of certain people dismissed from their jobs … Continue reading Extra-judicial political repression in 1968 (2.1)
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