<< September 1967 to February 1969 >> see 14 November 1967 (no number) Hoover Institution annotation: [1] Memorandum to the CPSU Central Committee from V. Stepakov, Chief of the Propaganda Department, S. Trapeznikov, Chief of the Department of Research and Educational Institutions, and V. Shauro, Chief of the Department of Culture, re the manuscript "Under … Continue reading “Let History Judge” (Medvedev) 1967-1969
Essays, Articles, etc. (1977-2016)
Vladimir K. Bukovsky (1943-2019) << A selection >> "Punitive Psychiatry", Foreword to Sidney Bloch and Peter Reddaway, Russia's Political Hospitals, 1977. "The Peace Movement and the USSR", Commentary, 5 January 1982. "Support the Nicaraguan Resistance", New York Times, 18 April 1985. "Is Glasnost a Game of Mirrors?" New York Times, 22 March 1987. "Night of … Continue reading Essays, Articles, etc. (1977-2016)
12 December 1980* (St 241/41) Syria
Soviet military mission to visit Syria. Discussions to be held about use of Syrian ports by Soviet navy, landing of Soviet spy planes at Syrian airports, and stationing of aviation and artillery units there. Contains request to Central Committee (No 3395, 9 December 1980) which includes details of six delegation members, and 22 November 1980 … Continue reading 12 December 1980* (St 241/41) Syria
Bukovsky laid to rest (November 2019)
On Tuesday, 19 November 2019, Vladimir BUKOVSKY was buried in Highgate Cemetery, north London, after a service conducted by an Orthodox priest at the chapel nearby. Among those who spoke later at the funeral reception in Lauderdale House were Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatar nation; journalist and veteran Soviet dissident Alexander Podrabinek; and … Continue reading Bukovsky laid to rest (November 2019)
“How I copied these documents” (V.K. Bukovsky)
In 2008, doubts were cast on the value and, even, the authenticity of the documents copied in Moscow by Bukovsky in the second half of 1992. This was in part a repetition of the furore in 1992 over the doctoring of a 1973 KGB report to the Politburo about Andrei Sinyavsky. Bukovsky himself responded to … Continue reading “How I copied these documents” (V.K. Bukovsky)
24 August 1979* (St-173/49) Biden
Arrangements for a visit by a group of US Senators, led by Joseph Biden (Dem.-Delaware) to the USSR between 25 and 30 August [Russian: 24 August 1979, St 173-49], total 4 pp. NB -- This is the only text about the 46th US President in Vladimir Bukovsky's archive, i.e. the documents he found and copied … Continue reading 24 August 1979* (St-173/49) Biden
Obituary: Vladimir K. BUKOVSKY, 1942-2019
Belebei (USSR), 30 December 1942 — Cambridge (UK), 27 October 2019. Vladimir BUKOVSKY, once dubbed “a hero of almost legendary proportion among the Soviet dissident movement” by the New York Times, died of cardiac arrest in Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge, England at 9:30 pm (Greenwich Mean Time) on 27 October 2019. He was 76. His … Continue reading Obituary: Vladimir K. BUKOVSKY, 1942-2019
Secret Chernobyl (1986-2019)
In Judgment in Moscow, Vladimir BUKOVSKY writes in passing with irony and scepticism of the Western reaction, in April 1986, to the explosion at the Chernobyl reactor and the behaviour of the Soviet leadership led by the "new Chichikov", Mikhail Gorbachev. Again and again, he notes disbelievingly, Western commentators urged that the new head of … Continue reading Secret Chernobyl (1986-2019)
The Abuse of Psychiatry (1970-1989)
The abuse of psychiatry for political purposes was widespread in the Soviet Union. When the release of political prisoners began in 1987 it became apparent that one third of their number were detained, often indefinitely, in psychiatric prison hospitals. All ten documents in this archive concerning this practice may be found in the thematic section … Continue reading The Abuse of Psychiatry (1970-1989)
The Bukovsky Archives 