Documents of the investigation file on the charge of Obukhov German Viktorovich, 1981. Documents of the criminal case No. 70 (archive No. 51833) of the KGB under the Council of Ministers of the USSR for the Leningrad Region on charges of Obukhov G.V., 1981
1. Cover of the first of five volumes of criminal case No. 70 (archive No. 51833) on charges against G.V. Obukhov. in committing a crime under Art. 70 part 1 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR, started on September 3, 1981 and ended on October 26, 1981. (1 sheet, photocopy).
2. Questionnaire of the arrested Obukhov G.V. with identification photograph and fingerprint data. (1 sheet, photocopy).
3. Explanatory note given by G.V. Obukhov. Art. to police lieutenant Borodin 09/03/1981. (1 sheet, photocopy of the manuscript).
4. Explanatory note given by G.V. Obukhov, and refuting the explanatory note dated 09/03/1981. (1 sheet, photocopy).
5. Request from the head of the investigative department of the UKGB under LO No. 3/0340 addressed to the head of the operational unit of the UKGB Myasnikov F.A. on carrying out investigative measures against G.V. Obukhov, certified by Art. investigator next Department of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Leningrad Region by Major A.P. Tsygankov. 09/03/1981. (1 sheet, photocopy).
6. Resolution dated September 3, 1981 to initiate a criminal case against G.V. Obukhov. according to Art. 70 part 1 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. (2 sheets, photocopy).
7. Questionnaire of the arrested Obukhov G.V., compiled on 09/04/1981. (3 sheets, photocopy).
8.Response of the head of the operational unit of the UKGB Myasnikov F.A. No. 2-1.4402 dated ?.09.1981 to the request of the head of the investigative department of the UKGB for LO No. 3/0340 about the results of investigative measures against G.V. Obukhov. (1 sheet, photocopy).
9. Protocol of interrogation of suspect G.V. Obukhov. Art. investigator of the investigative department of the Criminal Investigation Department for the Leningrad Region, Major A.P. Tsygankov. 09/07/1981. (4 sheets, photocopy).
10. Resolution dated September 10, 1981 on the involvement of G.V. Obukhov. as accused of conducting anti-Soviet propaganda. (2 sheets, photocopy).
11. Protocol of interrogation of the accused Obukhov G.V. dated 09/10/1981. (4 sheets, photocopy).
12. Protocol of interrogation of witness I.A. Akulova. in the case of Obukhov G.V., 09.1981. (4 sheets, photocopy).
13. Protocol of interrogation of witness R.V. Kazachkin. in the case of Obukhov G.V., 09.1981. (6 sheets, photocopy).
14. Protocol of interrogation of witness I.A. Akulova in the case of Obukhov G.V., 09.1981. (3 sheets, photocopy).
15. Protocol of interrogation of witness V.I. Obukhov. in the case of Obukhov G.V., 09.1981. (4 sheets, photocopy).
16. Protocol of inspection of the place of residence of Obukhov G.V. and Akulova A.I. 09-10.1981. (27 sheets, photocopy).
17.Photographs of materials seized during the search of G.V. Obukhov’s apartment. – scans of the “Red Arrow Express” postcard and business cards, including “Huening investment corporation”. (2 sheets, photocopy).
18.Deputy request Head of the Investigative Department of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Leningrad Region, Lieutenant Colonel V.N. Ryabchuk. dated 09.30.1981 addressed to the head of the unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Leningrad Region, I.G. Khukharev. about the availability of information about foreign citizens familiar to G.V. Obukhov belonging to foreign intelligence services, identified during investigative measures. (2 sheets, photocopy).
19.Deputy answer Head of the Investigation Department of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Leningrad Region Khabarov S.A. No. 2-1/04702 dated October 1981 at the request of the deputy. Head of the Investigative Department of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Leningrad Region, Lieutenant Colonel V.N. Ryabchuk. No. 3/01508 dated 09/30/1981. (1 sheet, photocopy).
20. The verdict of the judicial panel of the Leningrad City Court dated November 7, 1981 in the case of G.V. Obukhov. (3 sheets, photocopy of typescript)
Names (1)
Obukhov German Viktorovich
Engineer
Born in 1949 in Chelyabinsk. In 1966 he graduated from high school in Minsk, in 1975 - from the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute named after V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin). He received a diploma in radio design engineering. He served in the Soviet Army. He worked as an engineer in Leningrad. He became interested in history and philosophy. He wrote the book "The Faded Dawn", met with foreign correspondents, American and French publishers. Arrested on September 3, 1981. He was charged under Article 70 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. According to the verdict of the Leningrad City Court of November 27, 1981, he was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony and 2 years of exile. He was held in VS-389/37 and VS-389/35. He served his sentence of exile in the village of Ayan (Khabarovsk Krai) from September 1985 to August 1987. In 1987, he returned to Leningrad. Unsuccessfully tried to obtain a residence permit in Leningrad. Illegally sent manuscripts to London. In 1988, he left for London at the invitation of Amnesty International. He moved to the United States, where he received political asylum. He worked at Yale University in his main specialty. He published short stories, journalistic articles, books, and film scripts. He was rehabilitated on April 27, 1992. In 1998, he returned to Russia, and his Russian citizenship was restored. He lives "in two countries". On March 14, 2025, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation included him in the register of "foreign agents".
Documents (7)
1. Cover of the first of five volumes of criminal case No. 70 (archive No. 51833) on charges against G.V. Obukhov. in committing a crime under Art. 70 part 1 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR, started on September 3, 1981 and ended on October 26, 1981.
3. Explanatory note given by Obukhov G.V. Art. to police lieutenant Borodin 09/03/1981.
6. Resolution dated September 3, 1981 to initiate a criminal case against G.V. Obukhov. according to Art. 70 part 1 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR.
9. Protocol of interrogation of suspect G.V. Obukhov Art. investigator of the investigative department of the Criminal Investigation Department for the Leningrad Region, Major A.P. Tsygankov. 09/07/1981.
15. Protocol of interrogation of witness Obukhov V.I. in the case of Obukhov G.V., 09.1981.
17. Photos of materials seized during the search of G.V. Obukhov’s apartment. – scans of the “Red Arrow Express” postcard and business cards, including “Huening investment corporation''.
19. Reply Deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Leningrad Region Khabarov S.A. No. 2-1/04702 dated October 1981 at the request of the deputy. Head of the Investigative Department of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Leningrad Region, Lieutenant Colonel V.N. Ryabchuk. No. 3/01508 dated 09/30/1981.
