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USSR Documents Annual 1988
Perestroika-The Second Stage
Table of Contents
Introduction viii
1 Gorbachev Speaks
- Introduction 1
- Major Gorbachev Speeches and Interviews, 1988 2
- Democratization is the Essence of Perestroika and Socialism 3
- The Ideology of Renewal for Revolutionary Perestroika 15
- Time for Action, Time for Practical Work 36
- Toward Full Power to the Soviets and the Creation of a Socialist State
- Based on the Rule of Law 51
2 Politburo Weekly Communiques
- Introduction 67
- Politburo Membership 1988 68
- Weekly Communiques 69
3 New Laws
- Introduction 116
- Statute on Conditions and Procedures for the Provision of Psychiatric
Assistance 117
- Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet on the Procedures
for Organizing and Holding Meetings, Rallies, Street Processions and Demonstrations
in the USSR 121
- USSR Law on Cooperatives 122
- Law of the USSR on Changes and Amendments to the Constitution of the
USSR 151
- Law of the USSR on the Election of People's Deputies of the USSR 163
- On Regulating Certain Types of Activity of Cooperatives in Accordance
with the USSR Law, "On Cooperatives in the USSR" 177
4 Perestroika
- Introduction 180
- The Party The 19th All-Union Party Conference Theses of the CPSU Central
Committee for the 19th All-Union Party Conference 183
- On Certain Urgent Measures for the Practical Implementation of the
Reform of the Country's Political System 196
- On Progress in Implementing the Decisions of the 27th CPSU Congress
and the Tasks of Promoting Perestroika 196
- On Combating Bureaucracy 201
- On Relations Between Soviet Nationalities 204
- On Glasnost 207
- On Legal Reform 210
- Speeches by Yeltsin and Ligachev 212
- The Economy
- On Ensuring the Effective Employment of the Population, Improving the
System of Job Placement, and Increasing Social Guarantees for the Working
People 221
- Joint Enterprises--1988 (F. Luk'ianov) 225
- Fact and Commentary: Bank for Cooperatives Established 229
- Discussion Forum: "The Prince" and "Paupers" in
Light of the Shadow Economy (V. laroshenko) 230
- Government and Society
- "One Should Begin with a Map of Towns." Canadian Professor
Paul Simon Discusses the Soviet Service Sector 233
- On Measures to Accelerate the Development of Individual Housing Construction
235
- Secretary and Chairman in One Person (B. Kurashvili) 237
- Democracy and Legality (Justice Minister B.V. Kravtsov) 239
- The Right to Defend our Rights (Col. Gen. lu. V. Shatalin) 242
- Perestroika and the Work of the Chekists (V.M. Chebrikov) 245
- Agriculture
- Using the Potential of Cooperatives for Furthering Perestroika (M.S.
Gorbachev) 253
5 Glasnost. Media, Ideology, De-Stalinization
- Introduction 273
- Polemic. 'I Cannot Compromise Principles.' Letter to the Editorial
Office From a Leningrad VUZ Lecturer (Nina Andreeva) 275
- Principles of Perestroika. Revolutionary Nature of Thinking and Acting
282
- What Type of Socialism Does the People Need? (Fedor Burlatskii) 290
- Shall We Reject Socialist Realism? 297
- A Contemporary Conception of Socialism. International Scientific Conference
305
- To Restore the Image of Socialism Through Democratization (M.S. Gorbachev,
et alia) 309
- De-Stalinization
- The Seventeenth Lawsuit in Defence of Comrade Stalin is Dismissed by
Raion Court (Pavel Gutiontov) 324
- The Last Diagnosis. A Plausible Version that Needs Further Diagnosis
(Oleg Moroz) 327
- Kuropaty. A National Tragedy About Which Everyone Should Know (Zenon
Pozniak) 336
6 Education
- Introduction 339
- On the Restructuring of Secondary and Higher Education and the Party's
Tasks in Implementing This Restructuring (Ye.K. Ligachev) 341
7 Nationality Issues
- Introduction 369
- The Problem of Nagorno Karabakh in the Light of the Leninist Concept
of National Self-Determination 371
- Speech by B.K. Pugo (Latvia). 19th All-Union CPSU Conference 374
- Draft General Program of the Estonian People's Front 378
- An Impure Game with Pure Feelings, Into Which the Players from Pamiat
are Attempting to Drag People 386
- On the Impermissable Activities of Certain Officials of Local Organs
in the Azerbaidzhan Republic and the Armenian Republic Who are Forcing
Citizens to Leave their Homes 387
8 Foreign Policy
- Introduction 389
- Statement by the General Secretary of the CPSU CC, M.S. Gorbachev,
on Afghanistan 391
- Appeal to the Parliaments and Parliamentarians of the Nations of Northern
Europe, the United States and Canada 394
- Outburst of Spymania in Canada 396
- Report to the 19th All-Union Party Conference. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
397
- Address at the United Nations (M.S. Gorbachev) 400
- Afghanistan. A Difficult Decision (A. Bovin) 412
9 Environmental Issues
- Introduction 415
- "On the Fundamental Restructuring of the Environmental Protection
in the Country" 416
- Big Push for the Truth About the Aral Sea 422
Glossary 423
Bibliography of Works in English 425
Indexes
- Names 432
- Subjects 434
- Institutions, Ministries, Committees and Councils 439
- Geography and Places 440
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