dissidents they rounded up that summer was named vasyl stus. he's not famous in the west, but he is famous where he's from still. he was a poet, human rights activist. they arrested him for anti-soviet activities and they put him on trial and the fact they put him on trial makes it sound like a judicial proceeding. he was appointed lawyer who worked for the government. here's how the "new york times" years later described how that worked out. quote, mr. stus exercising one of his stew rights as a dissident defendant tried to refuse representation by his lawyer. his state appointed lawyer insisted on speaking at the trial anyway. when the lawyer rose and spoke at the trial, he declared his client guilty and said he deserved to be punished for everything he was charged with.