How to halt Helsinki Groups (20 Jan ’77*, 123-A)

KGB report. Measures to halt the anti-Soviet activities of the “Helsinki Watch Committee in the USSR": Yury ORLOV, Alexander GINZBURG (feature photo), Mykola RUDENKO, and Tomas VENCLOVA. Includes Secretariat Resolution, St 1/15 (25 January 1977) [R: 20 January 1977, St 1-15]. 6 pp. ============================================= Top Secret SPECIAL FILE Proposal to the Central Committee of the … Continue reading How to halt Helsinki Groups (20 Jan ’77*, 123-A)

Sinyavsky-Daniel Trial preparations (5 Jan ’66*, St 132/11)

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) and February 1966 report on outcome of trial [R: 5 January 1966, St 132-11]. 9 pp (excerpts). =============================== [page one of nine] Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET … Continue reading Sinyavsky-Daniel Trial preparations (5 Jan ’66*, St 132/11)

Deport Solzhenitsyn (7 Feb ’74*, 350-A/ov)

Deport Solzhenitsyn to W. Germany. KGB MEMORANDUM. ANDROPOV to BREZHNEV on possibility of using Willy BRANDT to help expel SOLZHENITSYN from USSR to FRG, after his declarations in Solzhenitsyn’s defence [R: 7 February 1974, 350-A-ov]. 2 pp. ================================================ [page one of two] MEMORANDUM FROM USSR COMMITTEE OF STATE SECURITY [KGB] AT THE USSR COUNCIL OF … Continue reading Deport Solzhenitsyn (7 Feb ’74*, 350-A/ov)

KGB “cautions”, an unpublished decree (16 Nov 1972*, Pb 67/XVIII)

POLITBURO decision. Jointly signed request from the KGB and Procurator-General RUDENKO (11 October 1972, 2594-А,  pp. 4-5). Party leaders approve a secret decree (p. 2) about special KGB “cautions” or warnings to those engaged in “politically harmful” behaviour [R: 16 November 1972, Pb 67-XVIII]. 5 pp. Often referred to as "the 25 December 1972 decree", … Continue reading KGB “cautions”, an unpublished decree (16 Nov 1972*, Pb 67/XVIII)