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End of the Cold War

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Soviet Union

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich

1931- 2022

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Eastern Europe

East Germany

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Poland

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Eastern Europe

Czechoslovakia

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North America

United States

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Western Europe

West Germany

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Chernyaev, A. S.

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Official portrait for President George H.W. Bush, 1989.

Bush, George H.W.

1924- 2018

German Reunification

Photograph of Helmut Kohl, 1982.

Kohl, Helmut

1930- 2017

Berlin Wall between Mitte and Kreuzberg

Berlin Wall

Nicolae Ceausescu, 1974

Ceaușescu, Nicolae

1918- 1989

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Walesa, Lech

1943-

China, 1989

North Atlantic Council Meeting, Lisbon, June 1985

Archivio Andreotti's NATO Series

President Ronald Reagan, Vice-President Bush, and oviet General Secretary Gorbachev

United States-Soviet Relations

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July 5, 1990	Analysis, 'The Atlantic Alliance in the 1990s' An analysis of the current state of NATO and its future prospects given the changing European lanscape. NATO will have to review its attitude, role, and tasks to adapt to the new realities of European security.
November 21, 1989	Letter from NATO Deputy General Secretary Marcello Guidi to Minister Gianni De Michelis The letter addresses developments in the relationship between the two German states and the prospect of reunification. It describes the political climate in West Germany towards reunification as hesitant, if not reluctant, and voices concerns over the destabilizing potential of such efforts.
April 1, 1989	Telegram by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Perlot) to Permanent Representative to NATO, 'Declaration of the Atlantic Summit' The Foreign Ministry offers the Italian Permanent Representation to NATO guidelines to discussing a new Atlantic Declaration. The telegram describes the unique state of East-West relations, and calls for openness and political dynamism from the Alliance members.
November 16, 1989	Telegram by Permanent Representative to NATO Fulci to Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'Atlantic Council - Soviet foreign policy' Brief overview of the debate among NATO states regarding the drastic changes in Soviet foreign policy and their effects on European security and the alliance.
December 13, 1988	Telegram by Ambassador Vanni D'Archirafi to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'NATO Ministerial meeting in the light of Gorbachev's announcement to the United Nations - West Germany's assessments' The telegram decribes West Germany's reactions on Gorbachev's December 7, 1988 address at the UN where he announces drastic changes in Soviet foreign and security policy.
June 13, 1989	Second Conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and FRG Chancellor Helmut Kohl Discussion between Gorbachev and FRG Chancellor Kohl regarding arms control and the evolving diplomatic relationship between West Germany and the Soviet Union.
June 9, 1989	Records of the Talks between GDR Comrade Erich Honecker, and Member of the Politburo and Minister for Foreign Affairs the USSR, Eduard A. Shevardnadze GDR Chairman Honecker and Shevardnadze discuss the state of the German Democratic Republic and the CPSU's outlook on and relationship with East Germany, as well as both of their perspectives on the sociopolitical landscape in Poland, its recent election and the battle to maintain socialism in Poland.
May 11, 1989	CPSU Politburo Discussion of the Memorandum of Six Politburo members on the Situation in the Baltic Republics Discussion of separatist and nationalist sentiment in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
May 6, 1989	Memorandum of Vadim Zagladin to Gorbachev Memorandum from Zagladin to Gorbachev on Zagladin's recent trip to Czechoslovakia, in preparation for Gorbachev's upcoming trip there.
April 20, 1989	CPSU Politburo Discussion on the Report of Eduard Shevardnadze Regarding the Use of Violence in Tbilisi Politburo meeting on the violent crisis in Georgia, based on Eduard Shevardnadze's report regarding the Tbilisi massacre.