Yuri Orlov trial

Title

Yuri Orlov trial

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 May 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:04:17

Description

Interview with Greville Janner MP on the trial of dissident Yuri Orlov in Moscow; the decision of the Soviet authorities to prevent John MacDonald from acting as his barrister in the case and civil and political rights under the Soviet regime. Interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White).

Contributors

Greville Janner; Vivian White?

Keywords

Political prisoners; USSR; Legal decisions; Trials; Civil and political rights; Yuri Orlov; John MacDonald

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