A brief passage from Anatoly CHERNYAEV's unpublished "Diary", in which he responds to a report to the Central Committee by ANDROPOV (29 December 1975*, 3213-A) about the statements of foreign communist parties concerning "political prisoners" in the USSR (NSA, document and translation). ==================== 3 January 1976 From interesting things at the Central Committee, in the … Continue reading Chernyaev diary (3 January 1976)
POLITBURO. Final version of letter to leaders of the French Communist Party (PCF) [R: 15 March 1977, Pb 49-XV] 23 pp (excerpts). See draft of letter above: 22 February, St 45/8. =================================================== [page two] Item 15, Minutes No 49 Top Secret To the Central Committee of the French Communist Party Dear Comrades ----------------------------------------------- [page two] … Continue reading Letter to French Communist Party (15 March 1977*, Pb 49/XV)
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT memorandum to Central Committee (25 October 1976, 25-S-2025). Text attached to Soviet ambassadors in various countries, concerning the Western "anti-Soviet" campaign about dissidents and involvement of French Communist Party (PCF) in that campaign [R: 25 October 1976, No 25-S-2025]. 3 pp. ======================================= [page one of three] Secret 2nd sector To the CPSU Central … Continue reading PCF and dissidents (25 Oct 1976*, Int’l Dept)
KGB to Central Committee: the attitude of PCF and PCI (French and Italian Communist Parties) toward human rights issues. Includes information (p. 3) on the conviction of dissenters in the USSR since 1958 [R: 29 December 1975, 3213-A]. 5 pp. ================================= [page one of five] Top Secret USSR Committee of State Security [KGB] at the … Continue reading PCF, PCI & human rights (29 Dec 1975*, 3213-A)
The Bukovsky Archives 