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USSR Documents Annual 1989
The Gorbachev Reforms Continue
The End of Empire?
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Gorbachev Speaks
- Introduction 1
- Gorbachev's Most Important Speeches, 1989 3
- To Build up the Intellectual Potential of Perestroika (6 Jan) 7
- Speech on Central Television [on Inter-Ethnic Violence] (1 July) 22
- Address to the 1st Session of USSR Supreme Soviet. On Visits to Great
- Britain, West Germany, France and WTO PCC Meeting (1 Aug) 25
- Everything of Value Should be Put Into Practice (6 Nov) 38
2 Politburo Communlques
- Introduction 41
- CPSU CC Organ Memberships, (Politburo, Secretariate, Commissions).
- 1989 42
- Politburo Communiques 44
3 Laws and Decrees
- Introduction 73
- Nagorno-Karabakh: A Decree (Jan) and a Resolution (Nov)
- 1. USSR Supreme Soviet Presidium Decree, "On Introducing a Special
Form of Administration in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the
Azerbaidzhan SSSR" (12 Jan) 75
- 2. USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution, "On Measures to Normalize the
Situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast" (28 Nov) 76
- Cooperatives: A Decree (Feb), a Law (Oct), and a Resolution (Oct)
- 1. USSR Supreme Soviet Decree, "On the Income Tax on Cooperatives"
(23 Feb) 77
- 2. USSR Law, "On the Introduction of Changes and Amendments to
the USSR Law. 'On Cooperatives in the USSR"' (16 Oct) 79
- 3. USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution, "On Ordering the Trading and
Purchasing Activity of Cooperatives and Regulating Prices for Goods (Services)
Sold by Cooperatives to the Population ands to Organizations" (21
Oct) 80
- Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet Decree, "On Instituting Changes
and Additions in the USSR Law 'On Criminal Responsibility for State Crimes'
and Several Other USSR Legislative Acts" (8 Apr) 81
- Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet Decree, "About Making Changes
to the USSR Law, 'On Universal Compulsory Military Service"' (10 Apr)
83
- USSR Supreme Soviet Law, "On the Council of Ministers" (29
June) 83
- USSR Supreme Soviet Law, "On the Procedure for Resolving Collective
Labor Dispute (Conflicts)" (9 Oct) 85
- USSR Supreme Soviet Law, "On the USSR State Budget for 1990"
(31 Oct) 88
- Fundamental Legislation of the USSR and Union Republics, "On Leasing"
(23 Nov) 92
- USSR Law, "On the Economic Independence of the Lithuanian SSR,
the Estonian SSR, and the Latvian SSR" (27 Nov) 100
- USSR Law, "On Constitutional Review in the USSR" (23 Dec)
102
4 Perestroika
- Introduction 109
- Comrade Lenin (21 Jan) 111
- V. Romaniuk, "Born of Perestroika. A Soviet Concern: First Steps"
(12 Feb) 113
- O. Bogomolov, et alia, "Letter to the Editor: Perestroika and
Morality" [In Defence of Aganbegyan and Zaslavskaia] (14 Feb) 115
- Legal Levers for Renewal. Materials of the CPSU CC Plenum (11 May)
118
- Discipline, Order--The Decisive Condition for Raising the Economy and
Filling the Market with Products (5 Oct) 120
- In the USSR Council of Ministers [Social & Economic Growth Issues]
(20 Oct) 121
- The CPSU
- Introduction 124
- Report of the General Secretary of the CPSU CC, M.S. Gorbachev, at
the CPSU CC Plenum, 25 April 1989 [CPSU CC Resignations] (25 Apr) 126
- CPSU CC Slogans for the 72nd Anniversary of the Great October Revolution
(1 Nov) 129
- Government and Society: The Election Process
- Introduction 129
- V.N. Kudriavtsev, "Supremacy of the Law" (25 Jan) 132
- Inform People Better. In the Politbure Commission of the CPSU (8 Feb)
135
- G. Sazonov, "Candidate from the Party: Vasilii Belov: 'Do Not
Be Afraid of GIasnost!'" (5 Mar) 136
- Reporting the Campaign: Media Debate on Political Rallies in Moscow
(2329 May) 137
- N.I. Ryzhkov. "Switching from Words to Practical Actions"
(11 June) 142
- USSR Congress of People's Deputies Resolution "On the Basic Guidelines
for the Domestic and Foreign Policy of the USSR" (25 June) 143
- Inter-Regional Group Analyzes its Work (17 Dec) 155
- The Economy
- Introduction 155
- I. Prostiakov, "We Speak About Things of Which Everyone Speaks:
What is Possible, What is Impossible. and Why" (2 Jan) 157
- S.A. Sitarian, "Reform: Step by Step" (5 Jan) 159
- V.P. Chichkanov. "Cost-Accounting of the Provinces and the Province
of Cost-Accounting" (27 Jan) 164
- USSR Council of Ministers, "On Measures to Eliminate Shortcomings
in Existing Pricing Practice" (3 Feb) 167
- L.I. Abalkin. "Lunar Landscape" (8 Feb) 171
- BI. Gostev, "Taxes According to Income" (17 Apr) 176
- Otto Latsis, "Why do we Live Poorly?" (19 Apr) 180
- Otto Latsis, "Returning to the Previously Printed Article: '...Can
we become Wealthy?"' (10 May) 184
- Labor
- Introduction 188
- S.A. Shalaev. "On the Rights of Trade Unions" (3 May) 190
- Discipline--The Ally of Perestroika (4 May) 194
- USSR Supreme Soviet Statute, "On Workers' Control of Trade Unions"
(19 May) 195
- USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution, "On Urgent Measures to Guarantee
the Uninterrupted Functioning of Railroad Transport..." (3 Oct) 200
- V. Filippov, et alia, "Direct Line: In the Mining Region"
(7 Nov) 201
- Trade
- Introduction (with the help of Debbie L. Wolanski) 202
- A. Liutyi, "Will the 'Big Mac' Debut Soon? Concerning a Certain
Joint Venture" (9 Mar) 203
- The State Bank Makes An Announcement [On the Ruble Exchange Rate] (25
Oct) 205
- M. Berger, "Commercial Overview. The Ruble and the Dollar: Details
of Their Relationship" (28 Oct) 206
- Agriculture
- Introduction (with the help of Effie Panoussos) 207
- Ye. K. Ligachev, et alia. "At the Center of Contemporary Agrarian
Policy --is Man" (3 Mar) 208
- M.S. Gorbachev, "On the Agrarian Policy of the CPSU in the Current
Conditions" (15 Mar) 212
5 Glasnost: Media, Ideology, De-Stalinlzation
- Glasnost
- Introduction 235
- The Creative Search on Behalf of Perestroika [Mosfilm] (17 Jan) 237
- V. Boldyrev, "More Democracy--Fewer Secrets" [Glavlit] (9
Feb) 238
- Ideology
- Introduction 242
- F.M. Burlatskii and A.A. Adamishin. "On the Way to 1991"
(25 Jan) 243
- A.S. Kapto, "By Strength of Example, and by Strength of Conviction"
(20 Feb) 249
- New Sovetskii Patriot (19 May) 254
- G. Lisichkin, "Nina Andreeva: For and Against" (24 Aug) 254
- Ye.K. Ligachev. "Socialism has a Colossal Resource. It Cannot
be Improved by Capitalism" (27 Oct) [21] (Agric/Ideol) 257
- Media
- Introduction 265
- Building Up an Ideological Guarantee for Perestroika (8 Mar) 267
- Ya. Kapeliush, "Public Opinion About People's Deputies" (13
Oct) 268
- De-Stallnlzation
- Introduction 270
- CPSU CC, "On Additional Measures to Restore Justice in Connection
with Victims of Repressions which Took Place in the 1930s-40s, and early
1950s" (6 Jan) 272
- N. Popov, "We Are All in the Same Boat" (1 Mar) 273
- USSR Supreme Soviet Declaration, "On the Recognition as Unlawful
and Criminal The Repressive Acts Against Peoples Who Were Subjected to
Forced Resettlement, and On Guaranteeing Their Rights (14 Nov) 278
- USSR Congress of People's Deputies Resolution, "On a Political
and Legal Appraisal of the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact of 1939"
(24 Dec) 279
6 Education
- Introduction (with the help of Kathleen Csaba) 281
- V. Karakovskii, "Congress of the Not Indifferent. 6% of the State
Budget Goes to Education" (21 Jan) 282
- I. Prelovskaia, "This was Only the First Step. The New Leadership
of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences Must Undergo Radical Perestroika"
- (5 Feb) 283
- M. Belaia, "From Competent Sources: There will be an Exam, but
there still are no Textbooks" (8 Feb) 284
- E. Lenskaia, "Friendship,,,Through a Translator. The Fate of Foreign
Languages in School Causes Great Concern" (15 May) 286
- I. Saltykov, "Enfranchised Liberty? (27 Aug) 288
- V. Kismereshkin, "Every Day in this Place. "We are the Forum!
Say 5 Million Students Today" (14 June) 288
- Yu. Poliakov, "The Truth of History--a la Carte!" (17 Sept)
290
- Education and Patriotism
- Introduction 291
- Students and the Army (13 Apr) 291
- N. Vasiliev, "Bearing a Grudge!" (25 Apr) 292
- A. Pozniak, "Problems of Youth: To Become a Citizen" (7 June)
293
7 Nationality Issues
- Introduction: "The End of Empire?" Essay by Karen Ballentine
295
- Declaration of the International Front [Interfront] of Working People
in the Latvian SSR (8 Jan) 299
- I. Teterin, "A Precedent, or What is Behind the Law on Language
Adopted at a Session of the Estonian SSSR Supreme Soviet, 18 January"
(21 Jan) 306
- Latvian SSR Draft Law on Addendum to Latvian SSR Constitution [on Latvian
Language] (1 Feb) 308
- Draft Program of the People's Movement in Ukraine for Perestroika [Rukh]
(16 Feb) 308
- A. Karpov, "With Concern About the Native Language" (25 Feb)
317
- O. Meshkov and A. Chernenko, "Boundary Strip. Reflections on Civic
Movements in Latvia" (1 Mar) 317
- N. Nikolaev, "Greetings 'Otechestvo '!" [Russian Nationalism]
(9 Apr) 320
- I. Sidorov. "We Are Learning Democracy. On the Question of Rights"
[Pamiat] (29 Apr) 321
- Z. Uraksin, "Our Dialogue: How Different the Territories of my
Tribe" (11May) 322
- Lithuanian SSR Law, "On the Introduction of Amendments to the
Constitution (Basic Law) of the Lithuanian SSR" (19 May) 324
- CPSU CC Statement on Baltic Region (27 Aug) 325
- Law on Sovereignty is Adopted [Azerbaidzhan] (6 Oct) 329
- M. Ovcharov, "RSFSR People's Front is Created" (23 Oct) 329
- USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution, "On the Discrepancy between Certain
Union Republic Acts of Legislation and the USSR Constitution" (10
Nov) 330
- CPSU CC Nationality Plenum, 19-20 Sept
- M.S. Gorbachev, "Report on the Nationality Policy of the Party
under Present Conditions" (19 Sept) 330
- CPSU CC, "Nationality Policy of the Party under Current Conditions"
(20 Sept) 345
8 Foreign Policy
- Introduction (with the help of Harry Neumann) 357
- General G. Mirskil, "Speech at the UNO...," (25 Jan) 359
- M.S. Gorbachev, Meeting with the Chinese People (17 May) 362
- V. Zhurkin, "A Common Home for Europe. Reflections on How to Build
It" (17 May) 371
- A. Migranian, "Events, Analysis. Epitaph to the 'Brezhnev Doctrine"'
(20 Aug) 374
- V. Korionov, "Notes of a Political Observer: Moving Towards Each
Other" [USSR & USA] (14 Nov) 377
- E.A. Shevardnadze, "Common Concerns--Close Partnership" [USSR
& Canada] (23 Nov) 379
- USSR Congress of People's Deputies Resolution, "On a Political
Assessment of the Entry of Soviet Troops Into Afghanistan in 1979"
(24 Dec) 382
- Igor Kudrin, "International Panorama" [Events in Eastern
Europe] (24 Dec) 382
- Military
- Introduction 383
- Moiseev, Gen. M. "The Soviet Military Doctrine. Orientation Towards
Defence" (13 Mar) 384
9 Environmental and Quality of Life Issues
- Introduction (text and selection by G. Ozornoy) 391
- A. Mironov, "Experts Have Determined..." (29 Jan) 393
- F. Morgun, "Ecology in the System of Planning" (Feb) 395
- P. Voshchanov, "The Homeless" (9 Apr) 396
- V. Ivanitskii, "On the Nature Watch from the First Session of
the State Committee" (29 Apr) 399
- "Oh, Youth: An Open Letter to USSR People's Deputies from Komsomol"
(18 May) 400
- E. Salina, "Is it Easy to Give Birth?" (18 June) 401
- S. Turanov, "It's Still Not Too Late" (5 July) 404
- Yu. Tsaturov, "Who Will Give Us a Chance" (14 Aug) 406
- A. Tsygankov, "The Logic of Ecology" (Sept) 407
- M. Rostarchuk, "Ecology: New Approaches Are Needed" (25 Sep)
409
- N.N. Vorontsov [An Interview] (Oct) 411
- A. Yablokov, "Saving the Environment and the Law" (9 Oct)
413
- S. Revina, "The Main State Board of Ecological Experts" (14
Oct) 416
Glossary 418
Bibliography 420
Indexes
- Names 425
- Subjects 427
- Institutions, Ministries. Committees and Councils 432
- Geography and Places 433
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