* Support for Sinyavsky and Daniel. KGB REPORT. Measures against people defending SINYAVSKY and DANIEL [R: 27 January 1967, No 162] 5 pp (excerpts). ===================================== [page one of five, 9 February 1967] 9 February 1967, Minute No. 32 Not to be included in the Minutes (1.) This matter is not to be included for discussion. … Continue reading Sinyavsky & Daniel (27 Jan ’67*, Pb 32/5)
POLITBURO. Final version of letter to leaders of the French Communist Party (PCF) [R: 15 March 1977, Pb 49-XV] 23 pp (excerpts). See draft of letter above: 22 February, St 45/8. =================================================== [page two] Item 15, Minutes No 49 Top Secret To the Central Committee of the French Communist Party Dear Comrades ----------------------------------------------- [page two] … Continue reading Letter to French Communist Party (15 March 1977*, Pb 49/XV)
Politburo decision. Internal exile for Andrei SAKHAROV and deprive him of all State awards (3 pp). [R 8 January 1980, Pb 177/X] Excerpt. ========================= [pages one and two are, respectively, an announcement by TASS and the draft Decree about depriving Sakharov of all his State awards] [page three] draft Decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet … Continue reading Exile Sakharov (8 Jan 1980*, Pb 177/X)
Formal, jointly signed REQUEST (March 1978, 459-A) by KGB, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Central Committee that Mtsislav Rostropovich and his wife Galina Vishnevskaya be stripped of their Soviet citizenship [R: 14 March 1978, Pb 97-54]. 5 pp. (Excerpts) =========================================================== [page one of five] To item 54 of Minutes No. 97 Secret To the CPSU … Continue reading Rostropovich loses Soviet citizenship (14 Mar ’78*, Pb 97/54)
Corvalan-Bukovsky exchange. POLITBURO. Decision on the exchange of CORVALAN (feature photo) for BUKOVSKY (p. 1). Contains four other documents, Six pp (excerpt): INSTRUCTIONS to Soviet ambassadors in [1] Washington (A. Dobrynin) and [2] Bern, Switzerland (pp. 2-4); [3] draft EDICT concerning "the eviction of Bukovsky from the USSR" (p. 5); and [4] jointly signed SUBMISSION … Continue reading Corvalan-Bukovsky (15 Dec ’76*, Pb 38/46)
* Sinyavsky-Daniel Trial preparations SECRETARIAT. Preparations for the trial of Andrei SINYAVSKY and Yuly DANIEL. Includes joint memorandum from KGB chairman and Procurator-General (23 December 1965, 2843-S; pp. 2-7), and February 1966 report, pp. 8-9, on the outcome of the trial [R: 5 January 1966, St 132-11]. 9 pp (excerpts). =============================== [page one of nine] … Continue reading Sinyavsky-Daniel Trial (5 Jan ’66*, St 132/11)
4 May 1975, 1103-A [2.2; 3.2] – KGB MEMORANDUM. The situation during the 1975 May Day celebrations [R: 4 May 1975, 1103-A] One page. ============================================== [page one of one] Secret State Security Committee [KGB] at the USSR Soviet of Ministers 4 May 1975, No 1103-A Moscow To the CPSU Central Committee The 1975 May Day … Continue reading May-Day “Negative Incidents” (4 May ’75*, 1103-A)
KGB to Secretariat. Arrangements and KGB actions related to ANDREI SAKHAROV’s death and funeral [R 18 Dec 89, 2551-K], 2 pp. ================================================ [page one of two] 176 [Stamp in upper right-hand comer: indecipherable words except for “Copy no.”] 18.12.89 No. 2551-K CPSU Central Committee [Stamp: “DECLASSIFIED”; illegible words, except for “RussianFederation; Employee: (signature), year: 1994”] … Continue reading 18 Dec ’89** (2551-K) Sakharov
Letter from US congressmen (376 signatures) concerning emigration of 2,000 Soviet Jews [3.3; 9.1] and the response outlined by Central Committee International Department [R 14 July 1983]. 20 pages (13 are in English). ======================================= [page one of twenty] Endorsed by Comrade B. N. Ponomaryov [Below illegible signature followed by date (19/VIII/1983) and stamped number '19837'] … Continue reading Jewish emigration (14 July 1983*, International Department CC)
The Bukovsky Archives 