Beschreibung:
This book makes readers to note the breadth and depth of Leonid Plyushch's interests, and his knowledge not only of Russian culture but also of the literature of the Ukraine, in whose capital, Kiev, he has spent most of his life.
Introduction by Peter Reddaway -- Editor's Introduction by Tatyana Khodorovich -- PART I: LETTERS -- To the Editors of Komsomolskaya Pravda, March 1968 -- To his Family and Friends -- PART II: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT -- 1. The Diagnosis: Medical and Legal Aspects -- 2. 'Therapeutic Institutions of Special Type' -- 3. 'Here it's terrible, here it's so terrible' -- 4. Ward No. 9 -- PART III -- 1. Leonid Plyushch through the eyes of his friends -- 2. 'They threatened that anyone who dared to reveal the truth to the people would receive a terrible punishment' -- 3. The case of Leonid Plyushch as recorded in the Chronicle of Current Events -- 4. Essay: 'Moral Orientations' by Leonid Plyushch -- 5. Preliminary Declaration by Leonid Plyushch at the Press Conference held in Paris, 3 February 1976.