Albrecht Vladimir Yanovich
Genus. in 1933 in Moscow. Graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. V.I.Lenin in mid. 1950s, mathematician, taught mathematics at a correspondence institute. In the early 1970s, he gained fame as one of the organizers of financial assistance to the families of political prisoners. In 1973–1975 organizes numerous home concerts of A.A. Galich; part of the funds collected during these concerts went to help the families of the repressed. From the beginning In the 1970s, every Saturday at the building of the Moscow synagogue he gave free legal consultations, advice, and provided practical assistance in drawing up official documents to Jewish refuseniks. Led a special legal seminar. He took an active part in the preparation of the symposium “Jewish Culture in the USSR: State and Prospects,” which was supposed to take place in 1976, but was disrupted by the authorities. He was one of the initiators of the creation of two human rights organizations in Moscow: Group 73, and then the national section of Amnesty International. He served as secretary of the Moscow group of Amnesty International (1975–1978), and in 1977, as chairman of the Soviet section of this organization; he left the section in 1981. Author of several samizdat brochures related to the genre of legal education: “How to behave in investigation" (1976). In 1983, he was arrested and sentenced to 3 years in the camps for “slander of the Soviet system.” In 1985, while serving his sentence, he was again sentenced on charges of “malicious hooliganism” to 3.5 years. Released in 1987 during the Gorbachev amnesty. In 1988 he left the USSR. Lives in the USA.
Cases (1)
Documents (10)
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Альбрехт Владимир Янович
1. Article by Liese J. “Fighting for amnesty” in “The Journal” and “Boston Globe” for June 21, 1990. about V. Albrecht and G. Obukhov, in English.

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Ковалев Сергей Адамович
1. Statement by A.D. Sakharov from 12/28/1974 in defense of the arrested S.A. Kovalev and letter 174 “In defense of Sergei Kovalev”, written after the sentencing of Kovalev on 12/12/1975.



Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Обухов Герман Викторович
2. Article “Fighting for Amnesty” dedicated to Obukhov G.V. and Albrecht V.Ya., published on June 21, 1990 in “The Journal” and “Boston Globe”.

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Альбрехт Владимир Янович
2. Biographical information on Albrecht V.Ya. with a description of his social activities.




Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Хейфец Михаил Рувимович
8. Article by Moroz E. “About a case that was not worth a damn, but could cost a life”, published in Obshchaya Gazeta, No. 9(34) dated 03/04/10/1994 about the case of Heifetz M.R. 1974 and related events in the dissident community.

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Орловский Эрнст Семенович
21. Obituary of Radio Liberty “In memory of Ernst Orlovsky” on the death of E.S. Orlovsky, [after 02/10/2003].

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Орловский Эрнст Семенович
22. Obituary for the death of E.S. Orlovsky, written by his friends, after 02/10/2003.


Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Орловский Эрнст Семенович
25. Bibliographic information about the works of Orlovsky E.S.





Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Гамсахурдия Звиад Константинович
133. Message CN010 dated November 22, 1977 “Soviet amnesty official interrogated by KGB” about the interrogation of the secretary of the Moscow branch of Amnesty International Albrecht V. in the KGB, where they were interested in A. Sharansky, Yu. Orlov, Z. Gamsakhurdia, as well as the plans and goals of the organization, in English language.

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Гамсахурдия Звиад Константинович
170. Message FF078 dated November 22, 1978 about the interrogation of Amnesty International representative V. Albrecht at the KGB about the organization and other dissident activities, incl. about Orlov Yu. and Gamsakhurdia Z., in English.
