* 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 Essays, Articles & Books (1977-2019)
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
"Peace will be preserved and strengthened if the people / take the cause of peace into their own hands and defend it to the end" Joseph Stalin, 1952 * "The Peace Movement & the USSR" (1982) * The “struggle for peace” has always been a cornerstone of Soviet foreign policy. Indeed, the Soviet Union itself … Continue reading (2) “The Peace Movement” (1982)
SECRETARIAT. About participation of Soviet delegation in the International Youth Peace Forum in Helsinki; file includes 2 February report on the results [R: 6 January 1981, St 244-11]. 18 pp (excerpts). * Soviet delegation to International Youth Peace Forum in Helsinki (6 Jan 1981*, St 244/11) * ============================================= [pages nine to eleven, request from B. … Continue reading Helsinki Peace Forum (6 Jan 1981* St)
SECRETARIAT. Negotiations between Soviet and US Academies of Sciences to resume contacts broken off in early 1980 [R: 16 December 1980]. 8 pp (excerpt). ============================================== [page one of eight] Workers of all Lands, Unite! [Vertical text along left-hand margin] Return to the CPSU Central Committee (General Department, Sector II) within 15 days after receipt (Central … Continue reading US and Soviet Academies of Science (16 Dec 1980*, St 241/9)
SECRETARIAT. Proposals, beginning with December 1980 letter from Ministry of Health (p. 8), about participation in the Soviet-American conference “Medics against Nuclear War” in Washington D.C. [R: 13 January 1981, St 245-14]. 9 pp (excerpts). * "Medics against nuclear war" conference (13 Jan '81*, St 245/14) * =============================== [page one of nine] Workers of all … Continue reading Medics against nuclear war (13 Jan ’81* St)
Secretariat. Financial assistance to enable women from Asia and Africa to take part in the Forum of Non-Governmental Organisations, Copenhagen. Includes memorandum from V. Nikolayeva-Tereshkova (2 July 1980, No 76-s) [R: 11 July 1980, St 219/59]. 5 pp (excerpt). * Travel subsidy to Copenhagen (11 July '80*, St 219/59) * ======================================================== [page four of five] … Continue reading Travel to Copenhagen (11 July ’80* St)
SECRETARIAT. Response to a Belgian initiative for nuclear disarmament and safety of non-nuclear countries [R: 2 September 1980, St 226/4]. 9 pp (excerpt). * Belgian initiative for nuclear disarmament & safety of non-nuclear countries (2 Sept '80*, St 226/4) * =========================================================== [page one of nine] Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET … Continue reading Belgian peace movement (2 Sept ’80* St)
SECRETARIAT. Preparations for a meeting of central committee secretaries with responsibility for international affairs in the fraternal parties of socialist countries. Discussion of international peace movement [R: 9 June 1980, St 214-74]. 12 pp (excerpts). * Discussion of international peace movement (9 June 1980*, St 214/74) * ======================================================== [page one of twelve] Workers of all … Continue reading World peace movement (9 June 1980* St)
