Вил Мирзаянов - State Secrets - An Insider's Chronicle of the Russian Chemical Weapons Program

Letter of the U.S. National Academy of Science to President Yeltsin, January 24, 1994. See Annex 69.

Letter of the President of New York Academy of Science Joshua Lederberg to the Attorney General of the Russian Federation Alexei Kazannik, January 20, 1994. See Annex 70.

Letter of the Committee of Concerned Scientists to the Attorney General Aleksei Kazannik, January 19, 1994. See Annex 71.

Roald Sagdeev, “This Trial can Cause Damage to our Fatherland,” Izvestia , February 1, 1994. See Annex 72.

Letter of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (of the U.S.) to the President of Russia. See Annex 73.

Letter of the, the American organization “Physicians for Social Responsibility” to Attorney General Kazannik, January 21, 1994. See Annex 74.

Letter of the Committee on the International Freedom of Scientists (CIFS) at the American Physical Society to President Yeltsin. See Annex 75.

“U.S. Scientists Protest Russian Chemist’s Trial”, Chemical and Engineering News , January 21, 1994, p. 8-9.

See ref. 182.

In 14 years following these events, the CWC has been signed and ratified by 184 countries and signed though not yet ratified by 4 more, without any mention to the Novichok agents. I believe that it is time to share information with people about their real nature. I also believe that it is my obligation to reveal this information and make it a part of the scientific data, like information about other chemical agents such as sarin, soman and VX-gas.

Fred Hiatt, “Russian Court Opens Unprecedented Secrets Trial”, Washington Post , January 25, 1994.

Sergei Mostovshchikov, “Mirzayanov is Arrested”, Izvestia , January 26, 1994.

Sergei Mostovshchikov, “Moscow City Court Decided to use the Force of Police Department 139 Against Vil Mirzayanov”, Izvestia , January 27, 1994.

After that he suffered from a nervous tic for a number of years, and no pediatrician could cure him. Even the “Holy water” that Nuria bought for a tidy sum from non-traditional healers didn’t help. At night, in bed, he threw his small thin body from side to side, bumping against the wall, and pleaded in despair, “Mama, this is not my body. It is jumping. Help me please!”

Even for very experienced journalists, this was unexpected. See: Sergei Mostovshchikov, “Prosecution of Russian Scientist is seen as 100 a Percent Political Trial”, Izvestia , January 28, 1994.

Excerpt with remarks by US Ambassador Thomas Pickering, from the transcript of the press conference held on January 28, 1994 in the Russian-American Press Center. Formally cited: Extract from the Congressional Record – Senate. (February 1, 1994. S.S.543-544). Library of Congress . http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin

“Russian in Chemical Arms Exposé Arrested”, New York Times International , January 28, 1994.

“Editorial: The Mirzayanov Case: Folly of the Authorities or the Establishment of Despotic Power”, Izvestia , January 29, 1994.

Sergei Mostovshchikov, “The Authorities put Scientist Vil Mirzayanov into One Cell with Criminals”, Izvestia , January 29, 1994.

Sergei Mostovshchikov, “Vil Mirzayanov is Sitting in a Cell with Seven Criminals and Four Mattresses”, Izvestia , February 1, 1994.

Carey Scott, “Activists Protest Jailing of Chemist”, The Moscow Times , February 1, 1994.

He was the former First Minister of Ecology of the USSR, a renowned scientist-biologist and academician.

“Russian Chemist Jailed after Refusing to Attend Trial”, Chemical and Engineering News , January 31, 1994.

Judith Perera, “Russian Whistleblower Lands in Jail”, New Scientist , February 1, 1994.

“Review & Outlook: Russia on Trial”, (Editorial) Wall Street Journal Europe , February 2, 1994.

J. Michael Waller, “Soviet Redux: Secret Weapons and Poisoned Justice”, Wall Street Journal Europe , February 2, 1994.

Vladimir Nazarov, “Folly is Impossible to Conceal. It will Come out and the Press will Know about it. Maneuvers on Kalanchevskaya”, Kuranty , February 4, 1994.

Svetlana Gannushkina, “First, you Have to be Brought up Properly, and Then you can Ask Questions. Do you Understand?”, Express-Khronika , February 4, 1994.

Carey Scott, “Dissident Chemist Moved to Better Cell”, The Moscow Times , February 2, 1994.

Natalya Khmelik, “The Costs of Upbringing”, Express-Khronika , February 4, 1994.

Alexander Gordeyev, “Court Adjourns Chemist’s Trial, Blames Protest”, The Moscow Times , February 4, 1994.

Editorial: “Mirzayanov As Prisoner: Scandalous”, The Moscow Times , February 2, 1994.

Olivia Ward, “Ghost of Stalin Haunts Scientist’s Trial. Meet Vil Mirzayanov – the First Dissident of the Post-Soviet Era”, The Toronto Star , February 6, 1994.

Ann McElvoy, “Injustice at “Toxic Trial”, South China Morning Post , February 4, 1994.

Soni Efron, “Trial Halted Over Calm Reporters “Circus-Like” Behavior”, Los Angeles Times , February 4, 1994.

Igor Ryabov, “The Chemical War” with an Invisible Enemy”, Novoe Vremya , N 5, February, 1994.

Fausia Khajrutdinova, “Stand Strong, Mirzayanov”, My Fatherland Tatarstan , February 4, 1994.

“The Collective Letter of the Participants of Mass Meeting in Ufa City (Bashkortstan) to Boris Yeltsin”, Kyzil Tan , February 3, 1994.

Muddaris Aglam, “We Know Right Now (verse)”, My Fatherland Tatarstan , February 4, 1994.

Michael Waller, “Trials of a New Russian Dissident”, Wall Street Journal , February 4, 1994.

Review & Outlook: “Timidity’s Price”, Wall Street Journal , February 4, 1994, A9.

Extract from the Congressional Record – Senate. (February 1, 1994. S.S.543-544). Library of Congress . http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin

Alexander Gordeyev, “Kremlin Sees Trial of Chemist As Flawed”, The Moscow Times , February 5, 1994.

Vladimir Nazarov, “Behind Closed Doors…” Kuranty , February 5, 1994.