Soviet Archives

collected  by V. Bukovsky 

2. Terror  in USSR 

2.1 Prior to 1975

 

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          "P"  -  protocols of  Politburo ;
          No. w/o preceding letter identify  documents from the Central Committee;
          In English titles "CP" is  as abbreviation  used for any communist  party.

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Document  Date

Document Number 

 Title

1000


September 24, 1937 

 P54/212 

About anti-soviet elements (Central Committee’s permission to increase limit for arrests by additional 1,500 people). 

1001

1001-Eng

October 31, 1937

 

About problems in the labor-camps: a letter from A. Frankel to Yezhov. October 1937      (English Translation by Geo)

1002

 

January  31, 1938

P57/48 

About anti-soviet elements (Politburo decision with permission to increase limits for arrests in the specified soviet republics and counties).

1003

1003-Eng

February 04, 1938

 

An encrypted telegram from Kaganovich to Stalin reporting: 9,600 people were imprisoned; request to increase limit for 1st category arrests by additional 3,000 people and for 2nd category - by 2,000 people.

Translation from V. Bukovsky’s book “Judgment in Moscow”

1004

1004-Eng

February 17, 1938

 P58/57

Politburo: Permission for NKVD to increase limit for arrests by additional 30,000 people.   Translation from V. Bukovsky’s book “Judgment in Moscow”

1005 

 

May 10, 1938

P61/128

Politburo: Permission for NKVD (per request of Omsk)  to increase limit for 1st category arrests by additional 3,000 people and for 2nd category - by 2,000 people.

1006

 

July 17, 1938

 

Request of NKVD (An encrypted telegram from Belorussia to Stalin, Yezhov, Andreev) to increase limit for the 1st category arrests by additional 3,000 people and for the 2nd category arrests by 2,000 people.

1007

 

September 15, 1938 

P64/22 

Politburo: Permission for NKVD Decision to replace of the court trials with "special troikas"; procedures and formation of "special troikas".

1008

 

December 31, 1938

 

A note from Stalin: permission to “Krasnoyarsk for additional arrests of 6,000 people according to 1st category”.

1009

 

February 5, 1939

No.530 

Letter from Beria and Vishinsky to Stalin about criminal law No.58-1-14 analyzing a possibility of pardoning of all criminals after they served 3 years of imprisonment.

1010

1010-Eng

 October  31, 1941

 

Report NKVD to Beria about special HKVD division reporting that from June 22  till October 19, 1941 there were arrested 657,364 people and executed/shut 10, 201 people.   (English Translation by Geo)

1011

 

January 15, 1947 

 

About criminal trial of Krasnov, Shruro, Sultan-Gireev and others (a note from Abakumov/KGB to Stalin and personal Stalin’s resolution).

1012

 

March 3, 1947

 

Permission for arrest of the general Gordov and Ribalchenko (report from Abakumov to Stalin, based on the clandestine report on Gordov's conversation with his wife). Document has Stalin’s resolution.

1013 

 

October 6, 1952

 

About exile of "socially dangerous" elements (KGB). A note from Ignatiev (KGB) to Central Committee. Agreement to perform additional exiles according to the proposal from Brezhnev, the general secretary of Com. Party of Moldova.

1014

1014-Eng

September 3, 1953

 

CC: About creation of the special division No.12 under Ministry of Internal Affairs: its structure, functions, etc. (English Translation by Geo)

1062

 

August 22, 1956 

CT21/4 

Report about a special watch committee for persecuting criminal elements committed political, administrative, and other crimes.

1056 

1056-Eng

October 4, 1956

CT1061

Creation of the false border patrol to be used to "check", kill, or arrest people.  (English Translation by Geo)

1015

 

March 5, 1957

No.465-C

KGB report to CC: Anti-soviet events during local elections.

1016

1016-Eng

December 19, 1957

 

About acad. Landau (KGB report).   (English Translation by Mark Chulsky)

1017

 

October 6, 1960

P162/22 

Deportation of American citizen, Kaminsky, from the USSR.    * [9.1]

1018

1018-Eng

December 25, 1962 

 No.3265-C 

Change in procedures of  informing relatives about the date of death of  prisoners (report KGB, approved by Central Committee).  (English Translation by Geo)

1207 

 

September 23, 1966

 

KGB, about detention of American citizen. * [9.1] 

1019

 

August 25, 1967 

No.0097 

Decision of KGB Chairman about changes in the structure of the KGB.

1060

 

July 17, 69

CT167/3 

A code of conduct for soviet citizens visiting foreign countries.

1020

 

February 2, 1970

No.265-A

A KGB report to Suslov about increasing control to limit pornography distributed by the foreigners.       * [1.2]

0147 

 

19-Mar-70

No.699-A

KGB report about "Club of Struggle for Democracy" organized by the students of Krasnodar’s high school (the most active 14 students, out of them 7 students are members of “Komsoml”).      * [3.2]

1021

 

April 27, 1970

 No.1116-A

Reaction of the diplomats in Moscow on Brezhnev’s speech (report KGB to the Central Committee).

0143

 

27-Apr-70 

 No.1118-A

About situation in the USSR during celebration of Lenin's 100th anniversary of birth (KGB report).

 0146 

 

30-Apr-70 

No. 1184-A

KGB report about "illegal" Zionist organization in Leningrad.   * [3.2] 

 0571

 

 06-May-70

 CT96/9

About selection of communists for the KGB Border Patrol troops.       * [1.4] 

 0560

 

 June 2,  1970 

 No.1509-A

Arrests of Soviet and Russian citizens for illegal gold speculations.           * [1.3] 

 0142

 

 12-Jun-70

No.1610-A 

About illegal Sverdlovsk youth organization "Party of Free Russia" (KGB report). * [3.2] 

0179

 

August 10, 1970

No.1903

Improvements in administration of law and removal from practice of dissident lawyers.  * [3.2]

0145

 

26-Aug-70

No.2353-A

About distribution of illegal leaflets by the high school students in Ryazan (KGB report). * [3.2]  

0144 

144-Eng

16-Nov-72

PB67/XVIII

About KGB "Warning" as prophylactic measure against anti-soviet elements. * [3.2] 

1022 

 

 January 30, 1973 

CT69/8 

CC: About procedure for the soviet citizens traveling to socialists countries on private business.

1106

 

29-Jan-74

No.266-A

About distribution of leaflets in subway stations (235 leaflets) in defense of Solzhenitsyn and Sakharov (report KGB to the Central Committee).  

* [3.4]

1023

 

February 2, 1974

CT130/12

CC: Andropov's letter about increasing security in the defense industry firms due to recent detection of a spy.

1105

 

25-Feb-74 

No.565-Ö 

About distribution of leaflets in support of Solzhenitsyn and Sakharov (report KGB to Cen. Committee).   KGB found and author and distributor of these leaflets (L. L. Verdi). * [3.4; 3.5]

1024

 

April 16, 1974

CT121/23

Note from Rudenko, a general USSR Prosecutor: Exchange of opinions (in the Secretariat of the Central Committee) about improvements in persecution of criminals.

1025

 

April 29, 1974 

CT123/28

CC to the Ministry Defense and Ministry of Health: About Development of new antibiotics and chemicals to protect population against chemical weapons of mass destruction. 

1026

 

July 3, 1974

CT131/11

CC: Creation of a new position - the Deputy Chief of Special Aviation Unit.  

  * [1.4]

 

 

 

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* Document also included in section [No.]

 

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