1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
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1894- 1971
1901- 1988
1879- 1953
1899- 1953
1890- 1986
November 1, 1956
This intelligence report discusses the domestic political developments in Poland after the ascent of Wladyslaw Gomulka to the top of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR).The events surrounding the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 are also mentioned.
June 28, 1957
The CPSU politburo discusses the effects of Molotov's foreign policy on Soviet influence in the Middle East. Molotov is accused of being adventurous, leading to a loss in prestige for the Soviet Union when imperialist powers forced Egypt to withdraw from the Suez Crisis.
January 31, 1955
The Soviet leadership discusses the state of Soviet foreign affairs. Khrushchev reviews Soviet policy after Stalin's death, blaming Molotov and Malenkov for mistakes in Soviet policy towards Germany. The role of executed Soviet leader Lavrentii Beria is also discussed.
March 5, 1953
This protocol concerns the meeting of the CPSU Presidium & Soviet Council of Ministers as Stalin was about to die.