| Native name | Процесс четырех |
|---|---|
| Date | January 8–12, 1968 |
| Location | Moscow |
| Also known as | Galanskov–Ginzburg trial |
| Cause | Samizdat publications |
| Participants | Yuri Galanskov Alexander Ginzburg Alexey Dobrovolsky Vera Lashkova |
| Charges | Anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda (Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code) |
| Verdict | Sentenced to labour camps: Galanskov (7 years); Ginzburg (5 years); Dobrovolsky (2 years); Lashkova (1 year) |
The Trial of the Four, also Galanskov–Ginzburg trial, was the 1968 trial of Yuri Galanskov, Alexander Ginzburg, Alexey Dobrovolsky and Vera Lahkova for their involvement in samizdat publications. The trial took place in Moscow City Court on January 8–12. All four defendants were sentenced to terms in labour camps. The trial played a major part in consolidating the emerging human rights movement in the Soviet Union.[1]