Search | Wilson Center Digital Archive

Switch to Visualization

North Korea Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History (RGASPI) Clear All

Related Resources

Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

East Asia

North Korea

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

A photo of Joseph Stalin from 1943

Stalin, Joseph

1879- 1953

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Photograph of 38th parallel crossing during Korean War

Korean War, 1950-1953

Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893- 1976

Sino-Soviet Relations

Chinese troops cross the Yalu River, 1950, to fight in the Korean War.

China and the Korean War

Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1950-1959

Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912- 1994

Gyeongbokgung

East Asia

South Korea

Photograph of Kim Il Sung in Moscow, March 1949

Korean War Origins, 1945-1950

Photograph of Korean War armistice signing

Korean War Armistice

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Vyshinsky, Andrey Yanuaryevich

1883- 1954

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich

1890- 1986

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Shtykov, Terentiĭ Fomich

1907- 1964

Placeholder image for when a places image is not available

East Asia

Korea

Aerial view of National Mall

North America

United States

Results:

81 - 90 of 90

Display:

Sort By:

Documents

April 16, 1952	Ciphered Telegram No. 501587, Babkin to Shtemenko, transmitting letter of Kim Il Sung to Comrade I.V. Stalin Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin confirming that he would accept Stalin's offer to send 50,000 tons of bread.
October 1, 1950	Ciphered Telegram, Filippov [Stalin] to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai (via Roshchin) Telegram from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai asking that they consider moving 5-6 divisions of Chinese volunteers to the China-DPRK border in order to give the North Koreans cover under which to reorganize their troops. Stalin explicitly states that he will not mention this idea to the North Koreans.
October 3, 1950	Ciphered Telegram from Roshchin in Beijing to Filippov [Stalin] Telegram from Mao to Stalin on whether or not to move several divisions of Chinese volunteers into North Korea.
May 26, 1949	Cable, Stalin to Mao Zedong [via Kovalev] Stalin gives to Mao (via Kovalev) his, Stalin's, stance on the economic situation in China, and how the Chinese are handling it (the creation of an administrative economic center in China). Stalin also discusses Sino-Soviet relations, and the state of the PLA and how best to use PLA forces.
November 21, 1951	Ciphered Telegram No. 26044, Gromyko to Razuvaev Telegram from Gromyko to Razuvaev instructing him to explain to the Chinese and Koreans the reasoning behind Vyshinsky's demand that the demarcation line be established at the 38th parallel rather than at the present front line.
February 3, 1952	Ciphered Telegram No. 709, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Mao Zedong Telegram to Mao from Stalin approving of Mao's progress at the armistice talks and reminding him to have Polish and Czech included in the commission of observers.
April 14, 1952	VKP(b) CC Politburo decision with approved message from Stalin to Kim Il Sung Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung asking whether the latter wants wheat flour in response to a shortage of bread in North Korea.
July 16, 1952	Ciphered Telegram No. 502597, Razuvaev to Cdes. Vasilevsky and Vyshinsky, transmitting message from Kim Il Sung to I.V. Stalin Telegram from Kim Il Sung to Stalin stating the current situation of the armistice talks and the pressure which is being exerted upon North Korea by uninhibited American air power. He makes a request for additional anti-aircraft support from the Soviet Union and China, which he believes will lead to a more advantageous bargaining position at the negotiating table.
July 18, 1952	Ciphered Telegram No. 21646 from Mao Zedong to Filippov [Stalin] conveying 15 July 1952 telegram from Mao to Kim Il Sung and 16 July 1952 reply from Kim to Mao A two-part telegram from Mao to Stalin forwarding to the latter, an exchange which occurred between him and Kim Il Sung.
September 17, 1952	Hand-delivered letter, Filippov (Stalin) to Mao Zedong Letter from Stalin to Mao stating the position the USSR will take regarding the Mexican UN proposal, and stating his agreement with Mao regarding the issues of POW repatriation and diplomatic exchanges with India and Burma.