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July 9, 1987
Gorbachev and other Politburo members discussed the pressing issue of the return of Crimean Tatars to Crimea.
June 12, 1987
Ronald Reagan's famous speech in which he advises Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!"
July 6, 1989
Mikhail Gorbachev exposes his idea of the "Common European Home" and states that he will not block reform in East European countries. Gorbachev told the Council that it is "the sovereign right of each people to choose their social system at their own discretion." Gorbachev's statements amount to an unofficial repudiation of the Brezhnev Doctrine.
May 29, 1988
Reagan and Gorbachev's first conversation during Reagan's 1988 visit to Moscow.
September 21, 1990
Chairman of International Department V. M. Falin writes to Gorbachev about changes in the structure and organization of the Soviet political system and communist party.
November 19, 1985
Department of State summary of Gorbachev and Reagan's discussions.
September 1985
An analysis of Gorbachev's new economic policies.
March 15, 1985
Following general Secretary Konstantin Chernenko's death, Soviet officials discuss a Warsaw Pact meeting and conversations with various foreign leaders.
January 26, 1990
In a conversation recorded by Chernyaev, Gorbachev candidly discusses the political situation in East and West Germany, the weakness of the Socialist Unity Party (SED), and the Soviet strategy for managing German reunification.
December 11, 1989
V.M. Falin, Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU, provides a briefing about the Malta Summit.