..., Germans, Pentecostalists, Those who have left (Moscow, Leningrad, Voronezh; Yarym-Agayev; Women and Russia). GERMANS For two years Alexander Bous, a resident of Chelyabinsk, has been trying to emigrate with his father, mother and brother. On 1 and 2 April an article entitled “Spiritual emigres” was published in the newspaper Chelyabinsk Worker. The main attack … Continue reading The Right to Leave, August 1980 (57.18)
Tag: Women*
Женщина в СССР
The Arrests of Lazareva and Maltseva, September 1980 (60.10)
<<No 60 : 31 December 1980>> On 26 September 1980 the feminist Natalya Lazareva (b. 1947) was arrested in Leningrad (on feminism, see CCE 55.9 "Miscellaneous Reports" and 57.18 "The Right to Leave"). She was charged under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code.[1] On 16 December searches were conducted in Leningrad in connection with … Continue reading The Arrests of Lazareva and Maltseva, September 1980 (60.10)
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)
Women Activists and Prisoners
in A Chronicle of Current Events (1968-1983). <<Other texts and documents>> Looking at an earlier version of this website, the late Marjorie FARQUHARSON commented, "I don't see many women here, John." I looked and they were there, but not perhaps as visible as they could be. One response was a simple change to the "Guided … Continue reading Women Activists and Prisoners
The Trial of Nadezhda Yemelkina, 25 November 1971 (23.2)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> On 25 November the trial took place in Moscow of Nadezhda Pavlovna Yemelkina (for her arrest see CCE 20.11, item 14). She was charged (under Article 190-1 of the Russian Criminal Code) with preparing and circulating libellous information which defamed the Soviet social and political system. * On 27 … Continue reading The Trial of Nadezhda Yemelkina, 25 November 1971 (23.2)
News in Brief, April 1971 (19.11)
<<No 19 : 30 April 1971>> [MOSCOW] 1. On 16 March the American embassy in Moscow protested strongly to the Soviet government after the police had seized the family of a Soviet doctor when they were already on the territory of the embassy. A representative of the embassy stated that the incident had developed into … Continue reading News in Brief, April 1971 (19.11)
The Trial of Tatyana Velikanova: 27-29 August 1980 (58.1)
«No 58 : November 1980» From 27 to 29 August the case of Tatyana Mikhailovna VELIKANOVA (b. 1932; arrested 1 November 1979, CCE 54.1), charged under Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code, was heard by the Moscow City Court, presided over by Deputy Chairman of the Court V.G. Romanov. The prosecution was led by … Continue reading The Trial of Tatyana Velikanova: 27-29 August 1980 (58.1)
Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, December 1976 (43.2)
<< No. 43 : 31 December 1976 >> 30 OCTOBER 1976 POLITICAL PRISONERS' DAY In 1976 Political Prisoners’ Day was observed for the third time. [1a] In camps and prisons the traditional hunger-strikes took place on that day; over sixty people took part. Among them were: ● the women prisoners Irina Stasiv-Kalynets, Oksana Popovich, Irina … Continue reading Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, December 1976 (43.2)
Inmates of the Women’s Political Camp ZhKh 385/3, August 1970 (15.8)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» Mordovia camp complex, ZhKh 385/3 1. Zaritskaya, Yekaterina Mironovna Born 1914 in the town of Kolomyya [Ivano-Frankovsk Region] in the family of a school teacher. Graduated from Lvov's Lysenko Musical Institute and the Lvov Polytechnic Institute. Arrested in 1934 for taking part in the assassination of the Polish minister … Continue reading Inmates of the Women’s Political Camp ZhKh 385/3, August 1970 (15.8)
The Trial of Olga Joffe, 20 August 1970 (15.2)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» The trial of Olga Joffe [Iofe] took place on 20 August 1970 in the Moscow City Court. She was charged under Article 70 of the Russian Criminal Code with taking an active part in the preparation of 245 leaflets of anti-Soviet content, and with the possession and circulation of … Continue reading The Trial of Olga Joffe, 20 August 1970 (15.2)
The Trial of Natalya Gorbanevskaya, 7 July 1970 (15.1)
<<No 15 : 31 August 1970>> On 7 July 1970 there was a session of the judicial board for criminal affairs of the Moscow City Court to consider the case of N. E. Gorbanevskaya. Chairman - V.V. Bogdanov; People's assessors - Andreyev, Zaslavskaya Procurator [prosecutor] - Prazdnikova Counsel for the defence - S.V. Kalistratova Expert … Continue reading The Trial of Natalya Gorbanevskaya, 7 July 1970 (15.1)
Moscow: the trial of Valeria Novodvorskaya, 16 March 1970 (13.2)
«No 13 : 30 April 1970 » The trial of V. Novodvorskaya took place on 16 March in the Moscow Region Court. (Born in 1951, she is a second-year student of the Institute of Foreign Languages [CCE Issue 11.7]). Charged under article 70 of the Russian Criminal Code (anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda), she was accused … Continue reading Moscow: the trial of Valeria Novodvorskaya, 16 March 1970 (13.2)
