A letter to MIKOYAN from Ivy LITVINOV [née Low] in defence of her grandson, Pavel, arrested after the Red Square demonstration; forwarded by Mikoyan to BREZHNEV [R: 4 September 1968]. One page. ============================================= [page one of one] Copy Dear Anastas Ivanovich, I'm writing this in distress: my grandson Pavel Litvinov is in Lefortovo prison. I … Continue reading 4 September 1968* [Pb] Litvinov
30 December 1980** (St 243/8) North Caucasus
Secretariat. Memo from ANDROPOV about anti-Russian propaganda in Karachaevo-Cherkessk region, North Caucasus [R 30 Dec 80, 7 pp]. 7 pp. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Translator’s notes are bracketed] #CT-243 of 12.30.80/TOP SECRET/SPECIAL FOLDER RESOLUTION Of the Secretariat of the CC of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Re: Memorandum of the Committee for State Security of the … Continue reading 30 December 1980** (St 243/8) North Caucasus
19 December 1957** (KGB) Landau on Hungary and Bolshevik fascism [2]
KGB REPORT. The admiration expressed by Academician Lev LANDAU (1908-1968) for the Hungarian insurgents and his anti-Soviet comments since 1947, about Bolshevik fascism, etc. [R: 19 December 1957]. 17 pp. [See also abridged and annotated version 19 December 1957*, Lev Landau, and the note about both at the end of this text] ========================== [page one … Continue reading 19 December 1957** (KGB) Landau on Hungary and Bolshevik fascism [2]
4 October 1956** (St 1061) Fake border post
Secretariat. Creation of the “Mill”, a fake border post in the Far East used from 1941 to 1949 to test the loyalty of individuals, who were then arrested and imprisoned; many were shot (8 pp). [R 4 October 1956, St 1061] ============================================================== [page one of eight] Top Secret To be returned, after the meeting of … Continue reading 4 October 1956** (St 1061) Fake border post
3 September 1953** MVD “Special” Division for assignments abroad
SECRETARIAT. Creation at Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) of Special Division No.12 for “special assignments” abroad: diversion, sabotage, assassination. Structure, functions, etc of Special Division [R: 3 September 1953]. 7 pp. ============================================================ [page one of seven] Top Secret SPECIAL FILE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION RESOLUTION On the institution … Continue reading 3 September 1953** MVD “Special” Division for assignments abroad
31 October 1941* (NKVD) Wartime Arrests and Executions
Report to NKVD chief BERIA. Activities from 22 June until 19 October 1941 of special NKVD divisions at the front during the Patriotic War (1941-1945). 657,364 arrested, majority sent back to fight in penal batallions; 25,878 detained, over 10,000 shot [R: 31 October 1941]. 3 pp. =================================== [page one of three] Top Secret Attention: People's … Continue reading 31 October 1941* (NKVD) Wartime Arrests and Executions
19 May 1977* (Pb 56/68) Human rights
POLITBURO. Instructions to Soviet ambassadors on human rights issues [R: 19 May 1977, Pb 56-68]. 21 pp (excerpt). ======================== [page two] Secret To all Soviet ambassadors and representatives Recently a wide and coordinated campaign has unfolded in the West concerning the phoney “violations of human rights” in the Soviet Union and other socialist countries. Those … Continue reading 19 May 1977* (Pb 56/68) Human rights
27 September 1977* (St 74/6) Stopping “anti-Soviet campaign” inItaly
SECRETARIAT. Measures to stop "anti-Soviet campaign" in Italy [R: 27 September 1977, 14 pp – St 4407]. 13 pp (excerpt). ====================================== [In September 1977, Boris Ponomaryov and Vasily Kuznetsovreported to the Central Committee] [page twelve] a new wave in the anti-Soviet and anti-socialist campaign is building up in Italy, with the main emphasis on the … Continue reading 27 September 1977* (St 74/6) Stopping “anti-Soviet campaign” inItaly
24 March 1977* (Pb 50/71) anti-Soviet campaign
POLITBURO. Measures to "stop activities of the US special services in the anti-Soviet campaign" about human rights [R: 24 March 1977, Pb 50-71]. 4 pp. ======================================================== [page two of four] [...] According to information received, this operation has prompted a serious reaction in the USA and other Western countries. Reports in American newspapers, on radio … Continue reading 24 March 1977* (Pb 50/71) anti-Soviet campaign
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