Twenty nine of the 42 Bukovsky Archive documents of the PERESTROIKA period, from June 1985 to December 1991, have been translated into English. To read them, go to "Translations" in this page's right-hand column and select 4. Perestroika. https://bukovsky-archive.com/4-perestroika-1985-1991/ ========================================
Category: 04. Perestroika
16 November 1988* (1979-K) Inaugural “Memorial” Conference
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
Bukovsky: Essays, Articles and Books (1977-2019)
* Vladimir K. Bukovsky (1942-2019) << A selection >> * "Punitive Psychiatry" (Bloch & Reddaway, Russia's Political Hospitals), 1977. * TO BUILD A CASTLE: My Life as a Dissenter, André Deutsch: London, 1978 (345 pp). Translation, Michael Scammell. * "The Peace Movement and the USSR", Commentary, 5 January 1982. "Support the Nicaraguan Resistance", New York … Continue reading Bukovsky: Essays, Articles and Books (1977-2019)
Secret Chernobyl (1986-2019)
In Judgement in Moscow (Chapter Six: 6.1 The Letter of the Ten), 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 Gorbachov. Again and again, he notes disbelievingly, … Continue reading Secret Chernobyl (1986-2019)
02. The Status of these Archives
Selected by a prominent Soviet-era dissident and veteran opponent of the regime, this archive is a unique source of information on the post-Stalin years of the USSR. In 1992, Vladimir Bukovsky was given access to the archives of the CPSU Central Committee in Moscow for a period of five months. The new Russian government of … Continue reading 02. The Status of these Archives
[iv] Is Glasnost a Game of Mirrors? (1987)
«The New York Times» (22 March 1987) Are Mikhail S. Gorbachov's new policies the historical turning point we have been praying for, signaling the end of oppression and misery in the Soviet Union? Or are we witnessing only a short-lived ''thaw,'' a tactical retreat before the next offensive, as Lenin put it in 1921? True, … Continue reading [iv] Is Glasnost a Game of Mirrors? (1987)
05. Alternative sources (1968-1991), “Chronicle” and Vesti
The 63 published issues of the bi-monthly CHRONICLE OF CURRENT EVENTS, from April 1968 to June 1982, can all be accessed in English translation. (The Russian original ХРОНИКА ТЕКУЩИХ СОБЫТИЙ has been available online since 2008, thanks to the Memorial Human Rights Centre.) Example For a contemporary account of the events leading up to Alexander … Continue reading 05. Alternative sources (1968-1991), “Chronicle” and Vesti
9 December 1986* (2407-Ch) Sakharov and Bonner
SECRETARIAT. Measures relating to Andrei SAKHAROV; annulment of decree for Sakharov’s exile and pardon for his wife Elena BONNER. A report signed by Yegor Ligachov (Politburo), Victor Chebrikov (KGB chairman) and Gury Marchuk, chairman of USSR Academy of Sciences [R: 9 Dec 86, 2407-Ch]. 8 pp. ============================= [pages one to four] Secret 9 December 1986 … Continue reading 9 December 1986* (2407-Ch) Sakharov and Bonner
6 February 1990** (St-10/3) Stop Iraqi CP activists entering the USSR
SECRETARIAT. Stop illegal crossing of Soviet territory by activists of the Iraqi Communist Party en route to other countries [R: 6 Feb 90, St 10-3]. 7 pp. ===================================================== [page one of seven] SPECIAL FILE Top Secret 522 ...St-10/3g of 11.06.90 RESOLUTION Of the Secretariat of the CC of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union … Continue reading 6 February 1990** (St-10/3) Stop Iraqi CP activists entering the USSR
The Bukovsky Archives 