REPORT from leading Politburo members (SHEVARDNADZE, ALEXANDER YAKOVLEV, CHEBRIKOV): activists propose to hold seminar on human rights. Measures to hinder seminar and participation of guests from abroad and other parts of USSR. File includes 19 December 1987 (2594-Ch) report on the success (pp. 6-9) of these obstructive measures [R: 4 Dec 87]. 9 pp (excerpts). … Continue reading 4 December 1987* (2451-Ch) Stop proposed “human rights” seminar
Tag: CHEBRIKOV, Victor*
7 February 1974* Andropov to Brezhnev about Solzhenitsyn
Letter from ANDROPOV to BREZHNEV about SOLZHENITSYN, suggesting he be deported from the USSR to West Germany [R: 7 February 1974 (no number)]. 3 pp. For background, see below [1]. ===================================== [page one of three] Letter from Yu. ANDROPOV to L. BREZHNEV 7 February 1974 Top Secret SPECIAL FILE Dear Leonid Ilych, Here is the … Continue reading 7 February 1974* Andropov to Brezhnev about Solzhenitsyn
24 January 1989* (Pb 146/VI) Withdrawal from Afghanistan
POLITBURO. The imminent withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, alternative scenarios [R: 24 Jan 89, Pb 146-VI]. 13 pp (excerpts). ============================= [page one of thirteen] Return to CPSU Central Committee (General Department, Sector 2) within 3 days Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION. CENTRAL COMMITTEE Top Secret SPECIAL FILE No. … Continue reading 24 January 1989* (Pb 146/VI) Withdrawal from Afghanistan
17 March 1978* (492-Ch) Chistopol Prison
KGB and Ministry of Internal Affairs: Transfer of "especially dangerous" prisoners from Vladimir Prison to Chistopol Prison. Henceforward political prisoners would be held in Chistopol Prison [R: 17 March 1978, 492-Ch]. 2 pp. ========================================================== [page one of two] Secret Copy no 3 To the CPSU Central Committee No 06637 The transfer of especially dangerous State … Continue reading 17 March 1978* (492-Ch) Chistopol Prison
1 February 1987* (183-Ch) Imprisoned under Articles 70, 190-1 and 142
KGB report (Chebrikov) indicates the numbers serving a sentence under Articles 70 [114], 190-1 [119] and 142 [10] of the RSFSR Criminal Code, one third of them [96] held in psychiatric institutions. Applications for a pardon from such prisoners are to be encouraged [R: 1 Feb 87, 183-Ch]. 9 pp (excerpts). ====================================== [page one of nine] … Continue reading 1 February 1987* (183-Ch) Imprisoned under Articles 70, 190-1 and 142
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