[L-I] Bogdan Zinchenko. The heroic tradition of Soviet Komsomol lives on.

Stories from Odessa Prison

Bogdan Zinchenko Organizes Komsomol Cell in Prison

The last story from Odessa is that of Bogdan Zinchenko, one of the 
defendants in the so-called "Odessa case" charged in "terrorism" 
and "conspiracy to overthrow the Ukrainian state". In the face of physical 
and psychological tortures, Bogdan has shown more than supreme courage.  
Last winter he began communist propaganda in his cell, filled mostly with 
petty criminals. He talked to them about life, politics. He explained to 
them that they got into prison because millions of people were unemployed 
and many other did not get their wages paid. It is these social conditions 
that make people to steal. He told them that the real criminals were those 
in power, that they were guilty of genocide of the people. He also told them 
that he and his friends were thrown to prison because they were fighting 
this system.

As the result of these political conversations Zinchenko and 14 of his 
prison mates formed a Komsomol cell (only one inmate has declined).  And 
this organisation began fighting. Its members discussed national and 
international news. When the the imperialists attacked Iraq they had a 
meeting and wrote a letter of protest to President Bush and demanded that 
the prison administration send it to Washington. They also published a "wall 
newspaper" by covering the walls of the cell with slogans like "Bush is a 
ganster!", "We are for the USSR!" This led to the brutal beating of these 
Komsomol men by special prison guards. Zinchenko was awarded the worst 
beating. -Do you want to say that we can write "Fuck you!" but not "We are 
for the USSR"? - he asked them and the guards would beat him again. They 
sent Zinchenko into punishment cell many times because he refused to stop 
his political work in the prison.


These are some of the addresses where you could call or send the letters of 
protest. If you send us a copy of your letter we will translate it into 
Russian and publish.

In solidarity,
Editors, Left.ru
[email protected]


President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma
01008, Kiev, ul. Bankovaia, 11
Tel: (38-044) 291- 5333
Fax: (38-044)255-61-61
www.president.gov.ua/feedback/


Prosecutor-General of UKRAINE
MSP 01601
Kiev –11 Risnizka Street 13/15
Tel: (38-044) 291 –2701
Fax: (38-044)290-22-69

SUPREME COURT of UKRAINE:
Chairman V. T. Maliarenko
 01024, Kiev-24,  ul. P. Orlika, 4.
Fax: (38-044)253-03-14
E-mail: [email protected]

THE MINISTRY CABINET of UKRAINE
Viktor Yanukovich
01008, Kiev-8, Grushevskogo street 12/2.
Fax: (38-044)293-16-63.

UKRAINIAN PARLAMENT “RADA”
Kiev- 008
Grushnevskogo Street N 5
Litvin V.M.
Tel: (38-044) 254 – 0890, 226-32-63, 293-16-63
Fax: (38-044) 293-21-71



_______________________________________________
Leninist-International mailing list
[email protected]
To change your options or unsubscribe go to:
http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international