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Samizdat: Underground Soviet Press Typewritten Chronicle
The piece explains samizdat as self published dissident literature in the Soviet Union. It describes its diffusion via personal copies, the risks of censorship, and examples from Rostropovich and Sakharov advocating freedom and reform. It notes samizdat bypasses official presses and uses low quality typewritten sheets.
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Moscow
Chronicle of Pocket
Soviet Union
Samizdat
Mstislav Rostropovich