El Salvador CP request [2] (20 Aug ’80*, St 223/8)

Central Committee resolution about request of El Salvador Communist Party for arms and ammunition. Telegrams to the Soviet ambassadors in Havana and Hanoi. ==================================== Meet the request of the leadership of the Communist Party of El Salvador and charge the Ministry of Civil Aviation to arrange, in September-October, the delivery of a consignment of 60-80 tons … Continue reading El Salvador CP request [2] (20 Aug ’80*, St 223/8)

El Salvador CP Request [1] (18 Aug ’80*, St 224/71)

CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Positive response to request for "special training" from El Salvador Communist Party. Includes 15 August letter from Chernyaev, and 23 July translated letter from head of the Salvador Communist Party Shafik Handal [R: 18 August 1980, St 224-71]. 3 pp. * Request for "special training" from El Salvador CP =============================== [page one of … Continue reading El Salvador CP Request [1] (18 Aug ’80*, St 224/71)

South American Training (27 Dec ’76*, St 37/37)

SECRETARIAT, International Department. Provide “special training” for 10 individuals from Argentina; three from Panama; three from El Salvador; and three from Uruguay [R: 27 December 1976, St 37-37]. 4 pp (excerpt). * "Special Training" for South Americans =============================== [page one of four] St 38/36, 30 December 1976 Top Secret SPECIAL FILE RESOLUTION Of the CPSU … Continue reading South American Training (27 Dec ’76*, St 37/37)

Krupp, KGB & FRG contacts (9 Sept ’69*, 2273-A)

KGB REPORT. Meeting in the Netherlands between a KGB source and Count Georg-Volkmar ZEDTWITZ von ARNIM, Krupp corporation director, on behalf of West German SPD [R: 9 September 1969, 2273-A], 2 pp. ====================================== [page one of two] SPECIAL FILE Top Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] at the USSR Council of Ministers 9 September … Continue reading Krupp, KGB & FRG contacts (9 Sept ’69*, 2273-A)

Crimean Tatars appeal to UN (10 Jun ’68*, 1342-A)

Intentions of Crimean Tatars to appeal to the United Nations. A memorandum passed to the Central Committee by the KGB concerning Pyotr GRIGORENKO's remarks [R: 10 June 1968, 1342-A]. One page. ============================= [Page one of one] USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] at the USSR Council of Ministers 10 June 1968, No. 1342-AMoscow Secret To … Continue reading Crimean Tatars appeal to UN (10 Jun ’68*, 1342-A)

A QUOTA FOR KILLINGS: The Great Terror and its long-term impact

«The Stalin Years, 1929-1953» The Bukovsky Archives contain relatively little on the Stalin era. The majority of files focus on the period when Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet Union's other long-serving leader (1964-1982), was in power. Yet Brezhnev, too, first came to prominence within the Party during Stalin's time. * STALIN For over twenty years Stalin … Continue reading A QUOTA FOR KILLINGS: The Great Terror and its long-term impact

Cervetti (PCI) in Moscow (5 Oct ’79*, St 179/32)

Giovanni Cervetti (PCI) visit to Moscow. SECRETARIAT Resolution. Visit to the Soviet Union by Giovanni CERVETTI [feature photo], a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) leadership, during which financial matters were to be discussed. Includes 4 October 1979 (25-S-1803) memorandum from ZAGLADIN [R: 5 October 1979, St 179-32]. 3 pp. =============================== [page one of … Continue reading Cervetti (PCI) in Moscow (5 Oct ’79*, St 179/32)