Politburo. Directions to Soviet ambassadors in the Eastern bloc, and in Western countries, concerning the forthcoming trial of Alexander GINZBURG, Yury GALANSKOV, Alexei Dobrovolsky and Vera Lashkova. [R 22 December 1967, Pb 63-122] total 2 pp. ============================= [page one of two] Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION. CENTRAL COMMITTEE Top … Continue reading 22 Dec. 1967* (Pb 63/122) Ginzburg-Galanskov trial
4 October 1956* (St 1061) Fake border post
Secretariat. Creation of the “Mill”, a fake border post in the Soviet Far East used from 1941 to 1949 to test the loyalty of individuals, who were then arrested and imprisoned; many were shot (9 pp). [R 4 October 1956, St 1061] Excerpt. ============================ [page one of nine] Top Secret To be returned, after the … Continue reading 4 October 1956* (St 1061) Fake border post
17 July 1979* (St 167/18) Coppola
Secretariat gives go-ahead for talks with director Francis Ford COPPOLA about making a joint Soviet-American feature film about disarmament. Includes 12 July memorandum from Culture and International Departments (p. 3), and letter from head of Goskino (pp. 4-5). [Russian: 17 July 1979, St 167-18], total 5 pp. =============== [page one of five] Workers of all … Continue reading 17 July 1979* (St 167/18) Coppola
28 April 1970* (1128-A) Black Panthers
KGB to Central Committee. Soviet support for “Black Panthers”, both in USA and through contacts in African countries, as a means of distracting the US administration (2 pp). [Russian: 28 April 1970 – 1128-A] ================= [page one of two] Top Secret SPECIAL FILE USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] of the USSR Council of Ministers … Continue reading 28 April 1970* (1128-A) Black Panthers
18 January 1983* (Pb 94/52) PCI funding
Politburo decision. Highly classified Politburo document illustrating financial relations between the PCI (Italian Communist Party) and the Soviet Union. The amount in dollars was added by hand. [Russian: 18 January 1983, Pb 94-52] ================ [one page] Workers of all Lands, Unite! Must be returned within three days to the CPSU Central Committee (General Department, Sector … Continue reading 18 January 1983* (Pb 94/52) PCI funding
Essays, Articles, etc
Vladimir K. Bukovsky (1943-2019) = A selection = "Punitive Psychiatry", Foreword to Sidney Bloch and Peter Reddaway, Russia's Political Hospitals, 1977 "The Peace Movement and the USSR", Commentary, 5 January 1982 "Support the Nicaraguan Resistance", New York Times, 18 April 1985 "Is Glasnost a Game of Mirrors?" New York Times, 22 March 1987 "Night of … Continue reading Essays, Articles, etc
12 December 1980* (St 241/41) Syria
Soviet military mission to visit Syria. Discussions to be held about use of Syrian ports by Soviet navy, landing of Soviet spy planes at Syrian airports, and stationing of aviation and artillery units there. Contains request to Central Committee (No 3395, 9 December 1980) which includes details of six delegation members, and 22 November 1980 … Continue reading 12 December 1980* (St 241/41) Syria
Bukovsky laid to rest
On Tuesday, 19 November 2019, Vladimir BUKOVSKY was buried in Highgate Cemetery, north London, after a service conducted by an Orthodox priest at the chapel nearby. Among those who spoke later at the funeral reception in Lauderdale House were Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatar nation; journalist and veteran Soviet dissident Alexander Podrabinek; and … Continue reading Bukovsky laid to rest
“How I copied these documents” (Vladimir Bukovsky)
In 2008, doubts were cast on the value and, even, the authenticity of the documents copied in Moscow by Bukovsky in the second half of 1992. Bukovsky himself replied to the second criticism. ===================== If I remember correctly, I had [a] Toshiba notebook (which died long ago and I threw it away), but to which … Continue reading “How I copied these documents” (Vladimir Bukovsky)
24 August 1979* (St-173/49) Biden
Arrangements for a visit by a group of US Senators, led by Joseph Biden (Dem.-Delaware) to the USSR between 25 and 30 August [Russian: 24 August 1979, St 173-49], total 4 pp. =================== [page one of four] Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION. CENTRAL COMMITTEE [Text along left-hand margin] Must … Continue reading 24 August 1979* (St-173/49) Biden
Vladimir Konstantinovich BUKOVSKY
Belebei (USSR), 30 December 1942 — Cambridge (UK), 27 October 2019. Vladimir BUKOVSKY, once dubbed “a hero of almost legendary proportion among the Soviet dissident movement” by the New York Times, died of cardiac arrest in Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge, England at 9:30 pm (Greenwich Mean Time) on 27 October 2019. He was 76. His … Continue reading Vladimir Konstantinovich BUKOVSKY
Secret Chernobyl
In Judgment in Moscow, Vladimir BUKOVSKY writes in passing with irony and scepticism of the Western reaction, in April 1986, to the explosion at the Chernobyl reactor and the behaviour of the Soviet leadership led by the "new Chichikov", Mikhail Gorbachev. Again and again, he notes disbelievingly, Western commentators urged that the new head of … Continue reading Secret Chernobyl
The Abuse of Psychiatry
The abuse of psychiatry for political purposes was widespread in the Soviet Union. When the release of political prisoners began in 1987 it became apparent that one third of their number were detained, often indefinitely, in psychiatric prison hospitals. All ten documents in this archive concerning this practice may be found in the thematic section … Continue reading The Abuse of Psychiatry
Judgment in Moscow, on sale
“The movers and shakers of today have little interest in digging for the truth. Who knows what one may come up with? You may start out with the Communists and end up with yourself.” Vladimir BUKOVSKY ♦ Paperback, hardback and e-book versions available ♦ “The most important work to appear for decades on the Soviet … Continue reading Judgment in Moscow, on sale
The Soviet Union and Afghanistan
Documents from the Bulletins of the Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) Compiled and republished November 2001 (79 pp.) Compare section 9.2 in this archive -- USSR and Afghanistan, 1974-1992 * BULLETIN 3 (Fall 1993) Soviet Policy in Afghanistan, 1979: A Grim Assessment 12 April 1979 -- Politburo, excerpt 149 from minutes, including 1 April … Continue reading The Soviet Union and Afghanistan
July 1992* [RF Presidential Archive] Poland
RF Presidential Archive. List of eight documents reflecting Politburo discussion and action in relation to Poland, between August 1980 and September 1982. [Russian: Jul 92] For translations of these documents see this website and section 9.4 The USSR and Poland. ================= LIST Of documents from the Archive of the President of the Russian Federation 25 … Continue reading July 1992* [RF Presidential Archive] Poland
The Past on Trial (1992)
-- Russia one year later -- Richard PIPES «The Washington Post» (16 August 1992) In the morning hours of 7 July 1992 an unusual spectacle unfolded in the center of Moscow, off Staraya Ploshchad, where until recently the all-powerful Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) had had its headquarters: In … Continue reading The Past on Trial (1992)
