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...took Sinyavsky and Daniel, however, to provide the real departure. "Do you plead guilty?" asked Prosecutor Oleg P. Temushkin. "Not at all," replied Sinyavsky in defiance of standard Soviet legal response. "Neither in full nor in part," echoed Daniel. That left the prosecution with the rare chore of actually proving its case...
Absurd Exchanges. As Soviet reporters told it (Western newsmen were excluded from the courtroom), Prosecutor Temushkin did it in predictable style: with the aid and assistance of Judge Lev Smirnov plus two "public prosecutors" and a carefully selected audience of 70, mainly fellow authors and critics. Sinyavsky and Daniel argued that they were not guilty because their works were essentially literature, not propaganda. Sniffed Judge Smirnov: "The court is not involved in literary discussions. Answer us-do you recognize that works written by you have a sincerely anti-Soviet character?" But when Sinyavsky began his reply, "Before answering the question...
...Temushkin: Why didn't you publish these stories in Moscow...
...judge and two lay assessors will deliver the verdict this week. There was little doubt of what it would be, since Prosecutor Temushkin was already demanding the maximum twelve-year sentence for Sinyavsky and eight years for Daniel...
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