“Let History Judge” (Medvedev) 1967-1969

<< September 1967 to February 1969 >> * HOOVER INSTITUTION annotation [1] Memorandum to the CPSU Central Committee from: V. Stepakov, Chief of the Propaganda Department; S. Trapeznikov, Chief of the Department of Research & Educational Institutions; and V. Shauro, Chief of the Department of Culture concerning the manuscript "Under the Judgment of History" by … Continue reading “Let History Judge” (Medvedev) 1967-1969

31 Dec 1938* Stalin — Great Terror

STALIN’s written permission for the Krasnoyarsk Region (Siberia) to carry out over six thousand additional “1st category arrests” (executions). Instruction in pencil on a small, plain slip of paper [R 31 December 1938]. One page. ======================================= Permit Krasnoyarsk Region 6,600 additional ‘1st category’ arrests. For: Stalin, I.V. ====================================== NOTES This instruction came two months after … Continue reading 31 Dec 1938* Stalin — Great Terror

5 November 1969* (2792-A) Discrediting Alliluyeva

KGB MEMORANDUM. Tactics for discrediting the author and contents of Only One Year, a new book by Stalin’s daughter Svetlana ALLILUYEVA [R: 5 November 1969, 2792-A]. 4 pp (excerpt). ============================================================== [page two of four - page one contains only two written words] SPECIAL FILE Top Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] at the USSR … Continue reading 5 November 1969* (2792-A) Discrediting Alliluyeva

19 March 1970 (699-A) Rebellious youth in Krasnodar

KGB REPORT about uncovering and neutralising a "Club for Democracy" organized by high school students in the Krasnodar Region [R: 19 March 1970, 699-A]. 2 pp (excerpt). =========================================== [page one of two] Secret USSR Committee for State Security [KGB] at the USSR Council of Ministers 19 March 1970, No. 699-A Moscow To the CPSU Central … Continue reading 19 March 1970 (699-A) Rebellious youth in Krasnodar

12 July 1984* (Pb) Stalin and Khrushchov

POLITBURO meeting. Request by  Molotov and Kaganovich to be re-admitted to the Party; exchange of views about Khrushchov and Stalin [R: 12 Jul 84, Pb]. 6 pp. =========================================================== [page one of six] Top Secret Single Copy (Draft Minutes) MEETING OF CPSU POLITBURO, 12 July 1984 chaired by Comrade K.U. CHERNENKO Comrades in attendance:G.A. Aliyev, V.I. … Continue reading 12 July 1984* (Pb) Stalin and Khrushchov

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

4 February 1938* (No 95/III) Great Terror in Gorky Region

Encrypted telegram to STALIN and YEZHOV from YULY KAGANOVICH: a request to increase the quota for executions and arrests in the Gorky Region and extend the deadline until 20 March [R: 4 February 1938, No 95-III]. One page. ============================= [page one of one] TO BE RETURNED WITHIN 48 HOURS [Central Committee Politburo Resolution, 5 May … Continue reading 4 February 1938* (No 95/III) Great Terror in Gorky Region