Ivano-Frankivsk Trial Over Dissident Valentyn Moroz

Abstract

The subject of the article are the reasons, cours e and results of investigations and trial of the Ukrainian dissident Valentyn Moroz in 1970. The authorconcludes that thesocialandpoliticalactivitiesof V. Morozduringthe 1969–1970 period caused a tougheraction oftheSovietauthorities. Thesystematicpressurefrom the KGB endedwith a planned specialoperationfor his arrest. Duringthe preliminaryinvestigationandtheIvano-Frankivsk trial, thedetaineerefusedanycooperationwiththe KGB andaccusedtheregime forcrimesagainst theUkrainianpeople. Theconductofthedissidentwas characterizedbytherejectionofanycompromiseswiththeSovietregime and was a real challengof thesystem. Theprocess isorganizeddon’the initiativeoftheCentralCommitteeofthe CPU andcontroledbytheleaderoftheUkrainianCommunistParty, P. Shelest. Thefrankmassacre over V. Morozledtolarge-scalecampaign stop rotect him amongtheUkrainianintelligentsia, whichwasattendedbymostoftheleadersofthedissidentmovement. Keywords: Valentyn Moroz, Ukrainian dissident movement, Soviet regime, Viacheslav Chornovil, civil rights movement, Ivano-Frankivsk regional court