1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1906- 1982
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1914- 1984
1909- 1989
1923- 2014
East Asia
September 23, 1982
Top Secret Dossier from the CPSU CC to Poland listing amount of economic aid in 1980-1981 that is classified for specific purchases such as grain and foodstuffs, as well as for the repayment of loans to other countries.
November 25, 1980
Report on the situation in the Gdansk Shipyard. Also discusses the opposition's methods, and individual members of the opposition.
July 22, 1981
Brezhnev and Kania discuss the new composition of the Politburo and the dangers of counterrevolution in Poland.
August 3, 1981
Brezhnev and Honecker discuss issues related to Poland, including the need for stabilization of the Polish crisis and the composition of the new Politburo.
August 28, 1980
Memorandum to the CPSU Politburo from the Suslov Commission regarding a request by the Soviet Ministry of Defense to bring up to full readiness 3 divisions of the Soviet Armed Forces. The memorandum cautions the Soviet leadership that, in case the Polish Armed Forces switch allegiance to the counter-revolutionary forces, another 5-7 divisions might be necessary.
December 5, 1980
Leonid Brezhnev and East European communist leaders discuss the strikes of the 1980-1981 Polish crisis and their aftermath and causes, including the formation of the Solidarity Union. The repercussions of the crisis for socialism in Poland and other Warsaw Pact countries is discussed, as well as possible measures to counter the anti-socialist uprising.
September 17, 1981
December 30, 1981
October 6, 1981
January 14, 1982
Brezhnev discusses Soviet talks with Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czyrek. Brezhnev also informs the Politburo about the state of the PZPR, the Polish economy, the newly instituted Polish martial law, and the leadership of Jaruzelski.