Category: 01. CPSU, Ideology & Politics

КПСС, идеология и политика

17 February 1981* (St 250/10) Shortages of salt in the USSR

SECRETARIAT [1.3]. Complaints by the Soviet population about shortages of cooking salt, in shops and elsewhere [R: 17 February 1981, St 250-10]. 8 pp. ======================= [page one of eight] St 250/10, 17 February 1981 Top Secret RESOLUTION of the Secretariat of the CPSU Central Committee Complaints by working people about disruption in supplies of household … Continue reading 17 February 1981* (St 250/10) Shortages of salt in the USSR

16 November 1988* (1979-K) Inaugural “Memorial” Conference

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KGB REPORT (Kryuchkov) to Central Committee [3.4; 4]. "Provocative statements" made at October 1988 Moscow conference organised by the Memorial Society [R: 16 Nov 88, 1979-K]. 5 pp. ============================ [page one of five] 16 November 1988, No 1979-K To the CPSU Central Committee Concerning provocative statements made by certain participants of the All-Union Voluntary Historical … Continue reading 16 November 1988* (1979-K) Inaugural “Memorial” Conference

11 March 1975* (547-A) Confiscation of matzo sent from abroad

KGB MEMORANDUM (Andropov), copy for Chernenko. Confiscation of matzo in parcels sent from abroad [R: 11 March 1975, 547-A]. One page. ============================ For Comrade K.U. Chernenko only [1] [Stamp] The agreement of the CPSU Central Committee has been obtained, reports Comrade Galkin, V.E., 1 Sector of CPSU Central Committee General Department [dated & signed] 12 … Continue reading 11 March 1975* (547-A) Confiscation of matzo sent from abroad

How the Soviet Archives were opened — and shut (Ledeen)

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Michael Ledeen, FREEDOM BETRAYED Chapter Three (pp. 69-70) [T]he West should have insisted on a proper accounting, if not for the millions of collaborators, certainly for the ruling elites. […] we should have understood the vital importance of making public the historical record of Communist tyranny. […] For a few brief months after the fall … Continue reading How the Soviet Archives were opened — and shut (Ledeen)

“Let History Judge” (Medvedev) 1967-1969

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<< September 1967 to February 1969 >> * HOOVER INSTITUTION annotation [1] Memorandum to the CPSU Central Committee from: V. Stepakov, Chief of the Propaganda Department; S. Trapeznikov, Chief of the Department of Research & Educational Institutions; and V. Shauro, Chief of the Department of Culture concerning the manuscript "Under the Judgment of History" by … Continue reading “Let History Judge” (Medvedev) 1967-1969

“The Past on Trial” (1992) Richard Pipes describes CPSU hearings

* Russia one year later Richard PIPES [1] «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) Richard Pipes describes CPSU hearings

“Judgement” in print (1995-2019)

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LANGUAGE EDITIONS in alphabetical order (* earliest editions, 1995-1996) * ENGLISH (2016; 2019) Judgment in Moscow, 9th November Press: Los Angeles, 2019 (unabridged, translated by Alyona Kozhevnikov). Judgement in Moscow, 2016 (abridged, translated & edited by John R. Crowfoot). * FRENCH (1995) * Jugement à Moscou: Un dissident dans les archives du Kremlin, Robert Laffont: … Continue reading “Judgement” in print (1995-2019)