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World Service,16 Apr 2012,10 mins

Dissidents Declared Insane

Witness History

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In the USSR, the authorities routinely declared political dissidents as suffering from schizophrenia and confined them in mental institutions. Witness speaks to Victor Davidov, a dissident who survived the experience, and to the international campaigner who helped win his release. PHOTO: Victor Davidov in the 1970s (private collection)

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