The 63 published issues of the bi-monthly CHRONICLE OF CURRENT EVENTS (April 1968-June 1982) can all be accessed in English translation. The Russian original ХРОНИКА ТЕКУЩИХ СОБЫТИЙ has been available online since 2008. Example. For a contemporary account of the events leading up to Alexander Solzhenitsyn's expulsion on 13 February from the USSR, see A … Continue reading Alternative sources (1968-1991)
Category: 3.5 Alexander Solzhenitsyn
9 February 1974* (388-A) Solzhenitsyn
KGB report. A repeat of ANDROPOV’s suggestion to BREZHNEV that SOLZHENITSYN could be expelled from USSR to FRG. [Excerpt - No Russian text currently available] total 3 pp. ====================== ... On 8 February our representative met with Brandt’s trusted agent in order to discuss the practical aspects of Solzhenitsyn’s deportation from the Soviet Union to … Continue reading 9 February 1974* (388-A) Solzhenitsyn
7 February 1974* [Andropov-Brezhnev] Solzhenitsyn
Letter from ANDROPOV to BREZHNEV about SOLZHENITSYN, suggesting he be deported from the USSR to West Germany [R 7 February 1974 (no number)] total 3 pp. For background, see Note [1] below. ===================================== [page one of three] Letter from Yu. ANDROPOV to L. BREZHNEV 7 February 1974 Top Secret SPECIAL FILE Dear Leonid Ilych, Here … Continue reading 7 February 1974* [Andropov-Brezhnev] Solzhenitsyn
7 January 1974* (Pb) Solzhenitsyn
Politburo meeting. Discussion concerning what to do with Alexander SOLZHENITSYN: arrest him, put him on trial, imprison or deport him. Russian text first published in Russkaya mysl (Paris), 30 September & 10 October 1993. ================================== Top Secret Single Copy (Draft Minutes) MEETING OF CPSU POLITBURO 7 January 1974 chaired by Comrade L.I. BREZHNEV Comrades in … Continue reading 7 January 1974* (Pb) Solzhenitsyn
7 February 1974* (350-A/ov) Solzhenitsyn
KGB memorandum. ANDROPOV to BREZHNEV on possibility of using Willy BRANDT to help expel SOLZHENITSYN from USSR to FRG, after his declarations in Solzhenitsyn’s defence. [R 7 February 1974, 350-A-ov] total 2 pp. ======================= [page one of two] MEMORANDUM FROM THE USSR COMMITTEE OF STATE SECURITY [KGB] AT THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS No 350-A … Continue reading 7 February 1974* (350-A/ov) Solzhenitsyn
31 July 1967* (1931-A) Samizdat
KGB memorandum. Samizdat publication in Obninsk by ZHORES MEDVEDEV of Solzhenitsyn’s book The First Circle. KGB plans to detain PYOTR YAKIR with copies of the typescript. [Russian: 31 July 1967, 1931-A] total 3 pp. =============================== [page one of three] Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] of the USSR Council of Ministers 31 July 1967, … Continue reading 31 July 1967* (1931-A) Samizdat
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