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
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Andropov to Brezhnev about Solzhenitsyn (7 February 1974*)
Letter from ANDROPOV to BREZHNEV about SOLZHENITSYN, suggesting he be deported from the USSR to West Germany [R: 7 February 1974 (no number)]. 3 pp. For background, see below [1]. ===================================== [page one of three] Letter from Yu. ANDROPOV to L. BREZHNEV 7 February 1974 Top Secret SPECIAL FILE Dear Leonid Ilych, Here is the … Continue reading Andropov to Brezhnev about Solzhenitsyn (7 February 1974*)
Anatoly Marchenko’s death (4 Feb 1987*, 206-B)
KGB MEMORANDUM (Bobkov). What to tell French Communists about imprisoned dissidents Anatoly MARCHENKO and Alexander OGORODNIKOV. (Marchenko died in December 1986, following a lengthy hunger strike in Chistopol Prison) [R: 4 Feb 87 – 206-B]. One page. ======================= [one page] Secret 4 February 1987, No 206-B To: Comrade Yu.I. Zuyev, deputy head of the CPSU … Continue reading Anatoly Marchenko’s death (4 Feb 1987*, 206-B)
The Bukovsky Archives 