Instructions to Anatoly DOBRYNIN, Soviet ambassador to the USA, concerning a discussion with Secretary of State Cyrus VANCE about human rights [R: 18 February 1977, Pb 46-X]. 7 pp (excerpt). ================= Proletariats of the World unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION. THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE Top Secret No P46/X To: comrades Brezhnev, Podgomy, Kosygin, Andropov, … Continue reading Discussion with Vance (18 Feb ’77*, Pb 46/X)
Yury Andropov briefs Politburo on forthcoming trial of Anatoly SHCHARANSKY, arrested in mid-March the previous year (MHG 30th anniversary). 2 pp. =================== V-118 Top secret The only copyWorking paper SESSION OF THE POLITBURO OF THE CC CPSUJune 22, 1978 Chaired by Comrade Brezhnev, L.I. In attendance: Comrades Andropov, Yu.V.; Grishin, V.V.; Gromyko, A.A.; Kulakov, F.D.; … Continue reading Shcharansky’s upcoming trial (22 June ’78*, Pb)
Dealing with “Anti-Soviet Elements”. POLITBURO accepts NKVD request to increase quotas for 1st category (executions) and 2nd category (sent to camps) arrests in 22 Republics and Regions across the USSR [R: 31 January 1938, Pb 57-48]. 2 pp. * Great Terror: execution or the camps (31 Jan '38*, Pb 57/48) ==================================== [page one of two] … Continue reading Great Terror: execution or camps (31 Jan ’38*, Pb)
Politburo decision. Internal exile for Andrei SAKHAROV and deprive him of all State awards (3 pp). [R 8 January 1980, Pb 177/X] Excerpt. ========================= [pages one and two are, respectively, an announcement by TASS and the draft Decree about depriving Sakharov of all his State awards] [page three] draft Decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet … Continue reading Exile Sakharov (8 Jan 1980*, Pb 177/X)
POLITBURO. Decision on the exchange of CORVALAN (feature photo) for BUKOVSKY (p. 1). Contains four other documents [R: 15 December 1976, Pb 38-46], Six pp (excerpt): [1-2] INSTRUCTIONS to Soviet ambassadors in 1) Washington (A. Dobrynin) and 2) Bern, Switzerland (pp. 2-4); [3] draft EDICT concerning "the eviction of Bukovsky from the USSR" (p. 5); … Continue reading Corvalan-Bukovsky (15 Dec ’76* Pb)
POLITBURO. Response to US Department of Justice concerning potential terrorism and drug distribution during the summer Olympic Games in Moscow – rejection of offer to cooperate [R: 1 November 1979, Pb 172-113]. 4 pp (excerpt). US offer for Olympic Games (1 Nov 1979*, Pb 172/113) * =================================== [page two of four] In a conversation with … Continue reading US offer for Olympic Games (1 Nov 1979* Pb)
POLITBURO. Last topics discussed: renaming the "L.I. Brezhnev" icebreaker, and letters from Svetlana ALLILUYEVA about her return to USSR [R: 20 Mar 86, Pb]. 2 pp (excerpt). * "Brezhnev" icebreaker, Alliluyeva letters ========================================= [page one of two] Top Secret Single copy (draft record) [...] [page two] 41. [...] GORBACHOV. There is one matter I have left … Continue reading Icebreaker, Alliluyeva letters (20 Mar ’86*, Pb)
POLITBURO. Set up an “International Fund to aid Left-wing, Workers’ Organizations”. Fund total, $16.5 million; Soviet contribution, $14 million, with sums to be contributed by fraternal socialist parties in Eastern Europe (pp. 1-2). Also contains the 8 January 1969 (Pb 111/163) decision (pp. 3-4), specifying how much political parties, organisations and movements are to receive … Continue reading International Fund [1] (8 Jan ’69* Pb)
POLITBURO meeting. Arkhipov (feature photo) reports on the cost of supplying Poland with oil, gas, iron ore and the problems of the Polish economy [R: 26 March 1981, Politburo, para 5], 2 pp. * Supplying Poland with oil, gas & iron ore (26 March '81*, Pb §5) * ===================================================== [page one of two] Top Secret … Continue reading Supplying Poland (26 Mar ’81* Pb)
