Kari Unksova, Dissident Poet, Said to Die in Soviet Mishap (original) (raw)
Kari Unksova, Dissident Poet, Said to Die in Soviet Mishap
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- June 26, 1983
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Kari Unksova, a dissident feminist poet who was about to emigrate from the Soviet Union, was hit and killed by a car in Leningrad early this month, friends of the woman disclosed today.
They said Miss Unksova, who had contributed to an unauthorized feminist journal, was struck June 3 and died the next day, with the cause of death listed as skull fracture.
She had served six months in prison in connection with her work on the journal, which appeared in France without Soviet permission in September 1979 and included articles on the Virgin Mary, alcoholism among Russian men and the plight of unwed mothers.
Three of the journal's publishers, Tatyana Mamonova, Tatyana Goricheva and Natalya Malakhovskaya, were allowed to leave the country in the summer of 1980 rather than face criminal charges of defaming the state and social system.
Friends said Miss Unksova chose to stay and went to prison, taking refuge in the countryside after her release to avoid further prosecution.
She was offered an exit visa in August 1982 and recently was told she could leave with her husband and children, aged 8 and 17, by July 19.
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