The publication was prepared within the framework of the programs of the Memorial Scientific Information Center (St. Petersburg). About 1300 events dating back to the era of Soviet power (October 1917 - December 1991) are listed in a strict chronological sequence - day after day and year after year. The totality of the facts selected and briefly presented by us will allow the reader to form a concrete idea of ​ ​ the history of state repressive policy and resistance to the totalitarian regime in the country.