Tag: samizdat*

15 January 1971* (St 119/11) The changing nature of samizdat

SECRETARIAT decision. Consider KGB analysis of recent changes in samizdat and make proposals to deal with the phenomenon. Includes KGB report (21 December 1970, 3461-A) on the shift from literature to politics [R: 15 January 1971, St 119-11]. 5 pp. ================================= [page one of five] Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET … Continue reading 15 January 1971* (St 119/11) The changing nature of samizdat

11 June 1968* (1372-A) “A Chronicle of Current Events”

KGB MEMORANDUM. A new samizdat publication and its distribution by Pavel LITVINOV, Pyotr YAKIR, and Natalya GORBANEVSKAYA [R: 11 June 1968,  1372-A]. 2 pp. Includes cover page of the first issue, "Human Rights in the USSR" (later known as "A Chronicle of Current Events"), 30 April 1968. ============================================================== [page one of two] USSR Committee for … Continue reading 11 June 1968* (1372-A) “A Chronicle of Current Events”

31 July 1967* (1931-A) Solzhenitsyn, “The First Circle”, samizdat publication

KGB MEMORANDUM. Samizdat publication in Obninsk by Zhores MEDVEDEV of Solzhenitsyn’s book The First Circle. KGB plans to detain Pyotr YAKIR with copies of the typescript [R: 31 July 1967, 1931-A]. 3 pp. =============================== [page one of three] Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] at the USSR Council of Ministers 31 July 1967, No.1931-A … Continue reading 31 July 1967* (1931-A) Solzhenitsyn, “The First Circle”, samizdat publication