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August 28, 1980
Letter by the General Secretary of the CC of the CPSU, Gorbachev, to the Chairman of the SPD, Brandt
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July 30, 1981
CC CPSU Politburo Meeting
CC CPSU officials consult about burying dead Soviet soldiers
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May 31, 1983
Meeting Minutes of the Politburo of the CC CPSU, Regarding Western Plans for Deployment of New Nuclear Weapons in Europe
Politburo discussion, presided over by Andropov, on how to respond to the Western decision to deploy new nuclear weapons in Europe.
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March 11, 1985
Minutes of a CC CPSU Politburo Session Nominating Gorbachev for General Secretary
CC CPSU Politburo Session nominating Gorbachev for General Secretary after the death of Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko. Many members of the politburo spoke in favor of Gorbachev for General Secretary. They make a unanimous recommendation to the Plenum of CC CPSU.
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March 14, 1985
Memorandum of Conversation Between M. S. Gorbachev and General Secretary of the CC NDPA [National Democratic Party of Afghanistan], Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of DRA [Democratic Republic of Afghanistan] B. Karmal.
Gorbachev and Chairman Karmal discuss the future of Afghanistan with less intervention from the Soviets.
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March 15, 1985
Conference of Secretaries of the CC CPSU, Held in the Office of CC CPSU General Secretary Comrade M. S. Gorbachev
Following general Secretary Konstantin Chernenko's death, Soviet officials discuss a Warsaw Pact meeting and conversations with various foreign leaders.
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March 20, 1985
Memorandum of Conversation between Raúl Castro and Mikhail Gorbachev
Raúl Castro was Cuba’s defense minister; Mikhail Gorbachev was the General Secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union.
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August 29, 1985
Meeting of the Politburo of the CC CPSU, Regarding Yelena Bonner's Request to Travel and Andrei Sakharov's Situation
The Politburo discusses whether to permit Bonner to visit the United States to receive medical treatment and visit relatives, a decision complicated by concern about the potential risk of an embarrassing uproar if her request was denied barely two months before Gorbachev’s planned summit meeting in Geneva with Reagan.
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November 15, 1985
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between Fidel Castro and Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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November 19, 1985
Memorandum of Conversation, 'Reagan-Gorbachev Meetings in Geneva'
Department of State summary of Gorbachev and Reagan's discussions.
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November 27, 1985
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between Fidel Castro and Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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January 29, 1986
Letter by the Chairman of the SPD, Brandt, to the General Secretary of the CC of the CPSU, Gorbachev
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March 20, 1986
CPSU CC Politburo Transcript (excerpt)
CPSU CC Politburo Transcript discussing Afghan plans to execute 50 people and Karmal’s weak psychological disposition
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May 16, 1986
Conversation between the Secretary of the CC CPSU A.N. Yakovlev with the Secretary of the CC KWP Hwang Jang-yeop
Conversation between the Secretary of the CC CPSU A.N. Yakovlev with the Secretary of the CC KWP Hwang Jang-yeop
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June 23, 1986
CPSU Central Committee Resolution, 'On the Conception of Military Cooperation with Foreign Countries (Except for Socialist countries)'
The CPSU Central Committee approves a proposal on military cooperation with non-socialist countries.
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September 25, 1986
Meeting Minutes of the Politburo of the CC CPSU, Regarding Persecution of Political Dissidents and Spies
In this September 1986 excerpt, Gorbachev receives a report from KGB chief Chebrikov that he had requested on “what kinds of people are serving sentences for crimes, which Western propaganda calls political.” Obviously following Gorbachev’s lead, Chebrikov proposes to alleviate the prison sentences of two-thirds of the 240 persons he lists under this category; but, in response to a question from Gromyko, he notes two cases where the guilty parties had already received a sentence that could not be reduced—execution for espionage.
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October 22, 1986
Meeting Minutes of the Politburo of the CC CPSU, Regarding the Aftermath of the Reykjavik US-Soviet summit
The Politburo discusses what to do after the failure of the Reykjavik summit over Reagan's insistence on preserving the right to continue the SDI or "Star Wars" project, as well as the subsequent expulsion of Soviet diplomats from the US. In the angry, bitter meeting Gorbachev decides on the removal of 250 Soviets working in service positions at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
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November 11, 1986
Statement by M.S. Gorbachev: “The Amelioration of the International Situation, Strengthening of Peace”
Statement by M.S. Gorbachev: “The Amelioration of the International Situation, Strengthening of Peace”
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November 13, 1986
Politburo on Afghanistan
The Politburo discuss the need for Soviet troops to withdraw from Afghanistan, the best way to do that, and set up a time table to withdraw troops.
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November 13, 1986
CPSU CC Politburo Meeting Minutes (excerpt)
CPSU CC Politburo transcript regarding attempts to find a solution to the Afghan war and bring resolution to the conflict.
