4 Feb ’81** (St 249/12) Defence Ministry visit to Cuba

Secretariat. About a visit to Cuba by specialists from the USSR Ministry of Defence. The group is to be led by N. V. OGARKOV, Chief of the General Staff [R 4 February 1981, St 249-12], 21 pp.  =========================================================== [Translator’s notes are bracketed] #CT-249/12gc/ 02.04.81/ TOP SECRET/SPECIAL FOLDER RESOLUTION Of the Secretariat of the CC of … Continue reading 4 Feb ’81** (St 249/12) Defence Ministry visit to Cuba

6 Feb ’90** (St-10/3) Stop Iraqi CP activists entering 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 Feb ’90** (St-10/3) Stop Iraqi CP activists entering USSR

18 Dec ’89** (2551-K) Sakharov

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

Jewish emigration (14 July 1983*, International Department CC)

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)

Ivy Low-Litvinov to Mikoyan (4 Sept 1968* [Pb])

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 Ivy Low-Litvinov to Mikoyan (4 Sept 1968* [Pb])

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 Dec ’57** (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 Dec ’57** (KGB) Landau on Hungary and Bolshevik fascism [2]

MVD Division, “assignments abroad” (3 Sept ’53*) //

SECRETARIAT. Creation at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) of Special Division 12 for “assignments” abroad: diversion, sabotage, assassination. Special Division regulations and structure [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 of (Special) … Continue reading MVD Division, “assignments abroad” (3 Sept ’53*) //