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Brezhnev, Leonid Il'ich

1906- 1982

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Gromyko, Andrei Andreevich

1909- 1989

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Afghanistan

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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich

1914- 1984

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United States-Soviet Relations

Soviet Foreign Policy

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Poland

September 1980 crisis in Poland

1980-81 Polish Crisis

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Ustinov, Dimitri F.

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Kania, Stanislaw

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Soviet Union. Communist Party. Central Committee (CPSU CC)

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Leonid Brezhnev Collection

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February 25, 1977	Letter, Secretary Brezhnev to President Carter
November 21, 1981	CPSU CC Politburo Protocol (extract) and Text of Oral Message from Brezhnev to Jaruzelski
April 9, 1968	Excerpt from Leonid Brezhnev’s Speech at the April (1968) CC CPSU Plenum, "On the Current Problems of the International Situation and on the Struggle of the CPSU for the Unity of the International Communist Movement" Brezhnev describes the recent development of the Pueblo Incident, which includes the increase in US military deployment to the East and intentions of DPRK and USSR to strengthen ties.
December 27, 1979	Letter from Leonid Brezhnev to Karmal Babrak, Attachment to CPSU Politburo Protocol #177 A congratulatory note from L. Brezhnev to Karmal Babrak,Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, General Secretary of the PDPA CC, and Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, thanking Babrak for his efforts to defend the gains made in the April Revolution.
September 27, 1979	CPSU CC Politburo Decision with Brezhnev-Carter Hotline Correspondence Telegram, in response to the President of the USA, regarding the issue of the Soviet military personnel in Cuba
June 8, 1978	Speech by L.I. Brezhnev to CPSU CC Politburo, 08 June 1978 Concerns US-Soviet relations, including involvement in Africa, NATO, China, and SALT.
September 27, 1979	Minutes of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting (excerpt) Minutes of the CPSU CC Politburo Meeting. Carter has appealed to the Soviet Union regarding the issue of the presence of a military brigade in Cuba. The meeting attendees discuss a rough draft response and offer corrections.
January 14, 1982	CPSU CC Politburo transcript, 14 January 1982 (excerpt) 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.
August 20, 1953	Memorandum from Leonid Brezhnev to Nikita Khrushchev General Secretary of the CPSU CC, Brezhnev, reports to Khrushchev about the New Course of the SED and the political mood of the population of the GDR. Although improvements are being made and productivity is increasing, there is still a general lack of popular support and trust in the decisions of the SED.
December 11, 1980	Transcript of the CPSU Politburo Session, 11 December 1980 The Politburo approves the results of a meeting of Warsaw Pact officials. Kania offers assurances that PZPR will be able to control the Polish crisis on its own.