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Shevardnadze, Eduard Amvrosievich

1928- 2014

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1931- 2022

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Gromyko, Andrei Andreevich

1909- 1989

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1923- 2005

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Sino-Soviet Rapprochement, 1985-1989

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Dobrynin, Anatoly Fedorovich

1919- 2010

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May 17, 1989	Diary of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 17 May 1989 Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze diary entry, describing negotiations between China and a USSR delegation. The negotiations cover border issues, Soviet assistance in improving relations between India and Nepal, and Afghanistan, among other issues. Following the negotiations, Mamaladze describes protesters, "two hundred thousand strong," and notes that the movement has grown beyond just students.
February 11, 1989	Information of I.A. Rogachev about the Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR in the PRC
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.
February 1989	Igor Rogachev’s Account of Eduard Shevardnadze’s Visit to Beijing
November 18, 1989	Excerpt from Protocol No. 182 of the Meeting of the Politburo CC CPSU, 'On Additional Measures in the Informational Sphere' Proposal recommending increased openness, freedom of speech, and the end of restrictions on the press in the Soviet Union, including the free distribution of foreign media.
February 17, 1990	Excerpt from Protocol No. 179 of the Meeting of the Politburo CC CPSU, 'On the Upcoming Elections in Nicaragua' The CC CPSU approves of the analysis made by E. A. Shevardnadze and A.N. Yakovlev on the upcoming elections in Nicaragua and the position of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.
May 11, 1989	Soviet Record of Conversation between M.S. Gorbachev and US Secretary of State J. Baker Gorbachev and Baker discuss cuts in tactical nuclear weapons.
February 9, 1990	Soviet Record of Conversation between M.S. Gorbachev and US Secretary of State J. Baker Gorbachev and Baker discuss cuts in strategic arms and conventional forces, focusing on air-based and sea-based cruise missiles.
January 14, 1989	Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and Najibullah and other Afghan Leaders on 13-14 January 1989 (Excerpt) Shevardnadze, Najibullah and others discuss the possibility of Soviet forces providing security for vital cargo deliveries along the Hairaton-Kabul highway, which passes through territory controlled by Ahmad Shah Masoud's forces.
May 22, 1987	Notes from Politburo Meeting, 21-22 May 1987 (Excerpt) Gorbachev and his advisors discuss building a coalition government in Afghanistan before the withdrawal of Soviet troops and also the lack of acceptance of the Soviet-backed People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA).