A brief passage from Anatoly CHERNYAEV's unpublished "Diary", in which he responds to a report to the Central Committee by ANDROPOV (29 December 1975*, 3213-A) about the statements of foreign communist parties concerning "political prisoners" in the USSR (NSA, document and translation). ==================== 3 January 1976 From interesting things at the Central Committee, in the … Continue reading Chernyaev diary (3 January 1976)
Tag: dissidents*
27 January 1967* (Pb 32/5) Sinyavsky-Daniel
KGB report. Measures taken against people defending SINYAVSKY and DANIEL (5 pp). [Russian: 27 January 1967, No 162] Excerpts. ===================================== [page one of five, 9 February 1967] 9 February 1967, Minute No. 32 Not to be included in the Minutes (1.) This matter is not to be included for discussion. (2.) Instruct Comrades Suslov, Pelshe … Continue reading 27 January 1967* (Pb 32/5) Sinyavsky-Daniel
15 March 1977* (Pb 49/XV) Letter to PCF
Politburo. Final version of the letter to leaders of the French Communist Party (total 23 pp). For draft see above, 22 February, St 45/8. [R 15 March 1977, Pb 49-XV] Excerpts. =============================================================== [page two] Item 15, Minutes No 49 Top Secret To the Central Committee of the French Communist Party Dear Comrades ----------------------------------------------- [page two] In … Continue reading 15 March 1977* (Pb 49/XV) Letter to PCF
5 January 1966* (St 132/11) Sinyavsky-Daniel
Secretariat. Preparations for the trial of Andrei SINYAVSKY and Yuly DANIEL. Includes joint memorandum from KGB chairman and Procurator-General (23 December 1965, 2843-S), pp 2-7, and February 1966 report on outcome of trial, pp 8-9. [R 5 January 1966, St 132-11] total 9 pp. Excerpts. =============================== [page one of nine] Workers of all Lands, Unite! … Continue reading 5 January 1966* (St 132/11) Sinyavsky-Daniel
27 September 1977* (St 74/6) Italy
Secretariat. Measures to stop "anti-Soviet campaign" in Italy (13 pp). [R 27 September 1977, 14 pp – St 4407] Excerpt. ====================================== [In September 1977, Boris Ponomaryov and Vasily Kuznetsov reported to the Central Committee] [page twelve] a new wave in the anti-Soviet and anti-socialist campaign is building up in Italy, with the main emphasis on … Continue reading 27 September 1977* (St 74/6) Italy
1 April 1978* (785-A) Trials
Joint memorandum to Central Committee from KGB, Procurator-General and ?Ministry of Justice. Delay trials of “anti-Soviet elements” -- dissidents Anatoly SHCHARANSKY, Alexander GINZBURG, Yury ORLOV and Zviad GAMSAKHURDIA (and the "spies" Lubman, Filatov and Nilov) -- until a politically suitable time [Russian: 1 April 1978, 785-A] total 4 pp (excerpts). ============================== [page one of four] Secret … Continue reading 1 April 1978* (785-A) Trials
29 March 1977* (647-A) Shcharansky
KGB memorandum to Central Committee. Reactions of US embassy and foreign press corps to measures taken against dissidents, particularly the arrest in mid-March of Anatoly SHCHARANSKY. [R 29 March 1977, 647-A] total 3 pp. ======================================================= [page one of three] Top secret State Security Committee [KGB] at the USSR Soviet of Ministers 29 March 1977, No … Continue reading 29 March 1977* (647-A) Shcharansky
17 March 1978* (492-Ch) Chistopol Prison
KGB and Ministry of Internal Affairs to Central Committee: 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] ========================================================== [page one of two] Secret Copy no 3 To the CPSU Central Committee No 06637 The transfer of especially dangerous … Continue reading 17 March 1978* (492-Ch) Chistopol Prison
4 September 1967* (Pb 1393) Bukovsky
Politburo decision. Publish a brief report in Moscow evening newspaper about trial of Vladimir Bukovsky, Vadim Delaunay and Yevgeny Kushev, arrested after 22 January 1967 protest on Pushkin Square (total 4 pp). [R 4 September 1967, Pb 1393] Contains joint KGB-Central Committee Agitprop Department memorandum (2 September 1967, 2241-A), pp. 2-3, and draft text of … Continue reading 4 September 1967* (Pb 1393) Bukovsky
The Bukovsky Archives 