The 63 published issues of the bi-monthly CHRONICLE OF CURRENT EVENTS (April 1968 to 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, … 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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