About

Samizdat was the clandestine copying and distribution of government-suppressed literature or other media in Soviet-bloc countries. Copies were made a few at a time, and those who received a copy would be expected to make more copies. This was often done by handwriting or typing.

This grassroots practice to evade officially imposed censorship was fraught with danger as harsh punishments were meted out to people caught possessing or copying censored materials.

Vladimir Bukovsky defined it as follows: “I myself create it, edit it, censor it, publish it, distribute it, and [may] get imprisoned for it.”

For those who would like to know what the picture at the top right is: it is one of the first printing presses.

I write this blog for my own entertainment and to poke fun at the religious and political establishment.

Rules: If you comment using a pseudonym, please be consistent and stick to one and use a valid email address. If you won’t do that or you are repeatedly and perversely obnoxious, your comments will probably be deleted.

Note, that all posts and comments here represent the views of their authors alone. In particular, the opinions in my posts and comments are not those of ANiC, Essentials, or the parish I attend even if they occasionally appear to coincidentally resemble them.

Contact (if you must): Mr.Toad@pobox.com