Youth organization "Left Opposition", Leningrad, early 1970s. (Skobov A.V., Tsurkov A.S., Reznikov A.I. and others)

The underground youth organization "Left Opposition" arose in 1978 on the basis of the underground youth organization "Leningrad School", which included Skobov A.V., Tsurkov A.S., Reznikov A.I. In the spring of 1978 the group began to publish the magazine "Prospects" (two issues were published). In October 1978, a conference was scheduled for the cat. invited like-minded people from Moscow, Gorky and other cities. This was prevented by searches and interrogations. In December 1978 Skobov A.V. was arrested. (sentenced to compulsory mental treatment), Tsurkov A.S. (sentenced to 5 years in camps and 2 years in exile) and Reznikov A.I. After the defeat of the commune, its members, who remained at large, joined the SMOT.