Word: rekunkov
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rekunkov replied, "I gave orders to have you brought here due to the extraordinary circumstances and the great urgency involved. I have been instructed to read you a decree passed by the Presidium...
...Rekunkov continued, "It has been decided to banish A.D. Sakharov from Moscow to a place that will put an end to his contacts with foreigners." The official looked up and added, "The place that has been selected is Gorky, which is off limits to foreigners. Please sign here to acknowledge that you have been informed of the decree's contents...
...studied the paper, Rekunkov said, "The regulations require that persons deprived of awards return them." I refused, since the awards had been given in recognition of services rendered...
...asked why the decree was undated and why Brezhnev had not personally signed it. Rekunkov said something about "technicalities." I failed to ask who had made the decision to banish me and on what authority. I considered the entire proceeding completely illegal and thought it pointless to argue fine points of jurisprudence with those who obviously had no respect for the law. By maintaining this attitude all through my first weeks in Gorky, I may have created the inadvertent impression that I accepted their right to proceed in this totally unlawful manner...
...leave for Gorky at once," Rekunkov said. "Your wife may accompany...