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Russia and Eurasia Documents Annual 1990 (Formerly USSR Documents Annual) Volume 2 Restructuring Perestroika Table of Contents Introduction 1 In the Presidum of the USSR Council of Ministers [On Crime] (31 Jan) 4 From Spring 1985 to Spring 1990 (11 Mar) 6 A.P. Biriukova, `Shock Therapy'? The Government Categorically Opposes It (May) 8 G.V. Semenova, Thinking About Life [Women's Issues] (12 Aug) 11 Chief Organs of the USSR Government, 1990 13 Government and Society 14 The Economy 18 R. Kats, Questions to Editors. What is the Composition of the USSR Supreme Soviet? (2 Feb) 22 L. Shevtsova, Opposition. A New Word in our Political Vocabulary (27 Feb) 23 Liberal-Democratic Party Is Formed (1 Apr) 28 In the USSR Supreme Soviet [Defending the Honor and Dignity of the USSR President] (23 May) 28 Parliamentary Republic [Russia] (13 June) 29 There Are Such Parties! Multi-Colored Palette (15 July) 31 USSR President Decree. About the Resolution by the Presidium of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet, 9 August 1990 (23 Aug) 33 USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution. On the Course of Consultations About and the Elaboration of the Concept for a New Union Treaty (1 Oct) 33 The President Offers His Program. Speech of M.S. Gorbachev at the USSR Supreme Soviet, 17 November 1990 34 The USSR Will Not Wait for Godot. Open Letter by the Co-Founders of the New Moscow News (2 Dec) 36 Draft Union Treaty (24 Nov) 38 P. Bunich, R. Raevskii, Who Applies the Brakes to Leasing? (16 Jan) 42 V.A. Medvedev, Discussing the CPSU CC Platform. The Nucleus of Perestroika Processes. About the Question of Transforming Ownership Relations (18 Feb) 46 Statement by the USSR President M.S. Gorbachev on Central Television, 27 May 1990 [On a Market Economy] 52 A. Orlov, In the USSR Council of Ministers. To Accelerate the Reform (3 Apr) 58 N.I. Ryzhkov, Breaking Out of the Circle (30 May) 61 N.I. Ryzhkov, Market-Prices-Social Protection (June) 62 V. Dolganov, A. Stepovoi, The Cost of Bread and Prices for Bread (14 June) 70 B. Yeltsin, Two Press Conferences in the Russian Parliament (2 Sept) 73 Man, Freedom and the Market. Izvestiia Acquaints Readers with the Main Ideas of the Program Devised by a Group Led by Academician S.S. Shatalin [Shatalin Plan] (4 Sept) 74 Labor 82 I. Zaslavskii, Who is to be Considered Unemployed? (31 May) 83 Lost Work Time (May) 86 The Situation in the Coal Basins (11 July) 86 Trade 88 B. Rodionov, Cardinal Changes are Necessary. At the Opening Session of CMEA in Sofia (9 Jan) 91 CMEA. On the Threshold of Great Changes. At the 45th Session of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (10 Jan) 92 N.I. Ryzhkov, Good Foundations are Laid Out (11 Jan) 100 USSR President Decree. On Introducing Changes in the Foreign Economic Practice of the Soviet Union (24 July) 102 Agriculture 103 Gellii Shmelev, Facts are Stubborn Things, or About the "Farmer's Threat" to Their Collective Farms and Socialism (10 Jan) 104 Ye. Sokolov, An Annoying Fact-Absence of Realism (27 Jan) 107 Fundamentals of Legislation of the USSR and the Union Republics on Land (20 Feb) 110 Ye.K. Ligachev, What is Good for the Agriculture-Is Good for the Country (8 Apr) 124 V. Nefedov, Hard Currency for Grain. Ours or Others? (6 June) 132 V. Gavrichkin, V. Konovalov, Peasant Congress. Applause for Ye. Ligachev and B. Yeltsin (14 June) 134 Ye.K. Ligachev, I Believe in the Soul and Wisdom of the People (18 June) 136 G. Yefstifeev, On Themes of the Day. Lots of Bread-But Even Greater Problems (26 July) 141 In the USSR Council of Ministers. Collecting and Preserving the Harvest (3 Aug) 142 Chapter 5 Glasnost. Media, Ideology, De-Stalinization Introduction 144 V. Malukhin, Two Days in "April" (3 May) 150 N. Dorofeev, A Trap for Glasnost (9 June) 151 V. Leontev, In the Interests of the Subscriber. We Discuss the Draft Law of the Press (17 Jan) 154 V. Dolganov, In the Committees and Commission of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Law on the Press on the Eve of the Second Reading (8 Apr) 157 N. Krivomaz, "Samizdat" Going Crazy? (9 Apr) 158 Vital Tasks for the Party Press. CPSU CC Orientation Resolution About Pravda (24 Apr) 159 28th CPSU Congress Resolution. On the CPSU Mass Media (14 July) 160 President of the USSR Decree. On the Democratization and Development of Television and Radio Broadcasting in the USSR (16 July) 162 U.S.-Soviet Information Talks III. Print Media Panel Resolution (26-28 Feb) 163 Vitalii Tretiakov, Yegor Ligachev and Others (4 Feb) 165 Sergei Plekhanov, Dogma vs. Reality (11 Feb) 170 In Connection with the 120th Anniversary of V.I. Lenin (7 Mar) 172 Andrei Chernov, The Party Which Claims to be Saving Marxism. Glimpses of the Congress of the Russian Communist Party (13 May) 176 Nina Andreeva, "If We Come to Power…" (8 June) 177 N.A. Andreeva, "Socialism or Death!" (7 Sept) 179 In the USSR Committee for State Security (13 Feb) 180 TASS Statement [on Katyn] (13 Apr) 181 G. Zhavoronkov, Katyn. A Difficult Road to the Truth (22 Apr) 182 USSR President Decree. On Restoring the Rights of all Victims of Political Repressions of the 1920s-50s (13 Aug) 183 Chapter 6 Education Introduction 185 V. Riabov, A Labor of Understanding (9 Jan) 186 A. Zvereva, Exam Cancelled (2 Feb) 189 M.S. Gorbachev, The Social Imperatives of the Times (11 May) 189 V. Riashin, Higher School for Higher Class of Education (12 May) 194 USSR President Decree. About the State Program for the Development of Higher Education in the USSR (15 May) 196 What We Think About Schools. Opinions of Readers about Education and About Themselves (June) 197 CPSU Congress Resolution. On CPSU Policy in the Sphere of Education, Science, and Culture (14 July) 199 USSR President Decree. On the Status of the USSR Academy of Sciences (23 Aug) 201 V. Shuksunov, Or Else We Will Be Deprived of Intellect (28 Aug) 202 N. Lashkevich, There Will No Longer Be Party Offices in the Schools [in Lithuania] (31 Aug) 205 USSR President Decree. On The Status of Higher Schools (12 Oct) 205 Chapter 7 Nationality Issues Introduction 206 Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. On Declaring a State of Emergency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region and Certain Other Regions (15 Jan) 218 A. Karpov, State of Emergency Declared [Uzbekistan] (13 Feb) 220 USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution. On the Situation in the Azerbaidzhan Republic and the Armenia Republic, and Measures to Normalize the Situation in the Region (7 Mar) 221 Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR. On Guarantees of the Protection of the State Sovereignty of Georgia (9 Mar) 223 Statement of the USSR Government [Lithuania] (20 Mar) 224 On the Situation in the Lithuanian SSR (20 Mar) 225 President of the USSR Decree. On Additional Measures to Assure the Rights of Soviet Citizens and Protect the Sovereignty of the Union SSR in the Territory of the Lithuanian SSR (21 Mar) 226 The Situation is Acute [Nagorno-Karabakh] (26 Mar) 227 Yuri Bandura, In Search of a Miracle [Lithuania] (8 Apr) 227 To the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR and to the Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR (14 Apr) 230 I. Litvinova, Session of Latvian Supreme Soviet (4 May) 231 Decree of the President of the USSR. On the Declaration of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR, "On Restoring the Independence of the Latvian Republic" (14 May) 232 Decree of the President of the USSR. On Declaring Invalid the Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR "On the State Status of Estonia" (14 May) 232 P.N. Nishanov, New Federation-New Relations (29 May) 233 Appeal of [Russian] Writers (5 June) 236 Declaration on the Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. Adopted by the First Congress of the RSFSR People's Deputies (11 June) 237 Who Voted For What! [In RSFSR Congress of People's Deputies] (6 July) 238 G.G. Grout, "Do Not Leave! You Are Needed Here" The "Rebirth" Society Attempts to Form an Autonomous Republic [Soviet Germans] (13 July) 239 28th CPSU Congress Resolution. A Democratic Nationalities Policy is the Way to Voluntary Union, Peace, and Harmony Among the Peoples (14 July) 242 Text of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine Adopted by the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Supreme Soviet on 16 July 1990 (16 July) 245 S. Rogov, Do We Have a Jewish Question? (22 July) 248 Supreme Soviet of the Belorussian SSR Declaration. On the State Sovereignty of the Belorussian SSR (27 July) 250 M.S. Gorbachev, Statement of the USSR President, 12 August 1990 252 V. Novoselov, Sovereign Komi SSR (31 Aug) 253 E. Kondratov, The Unity of Moldova is Threatened (3 Sept) 253 Appeal of the USSR President to the People of Moldova (13 Oct) 255 Statement of the CPSU CC. On the Antidemocratic Acts and the Infringements on Human Rights in the Lithuanian SSR (29 Nov) 256 Pogromists in the TsDL [Central House of Writers] (24 Jan) 257 G. Rezanov, T. Khoroshilova, A Hall-For Patriots? (2 Feb) 259 While it is Still Not Too Late. Open Letter to CPSU Politburo Members(14 Feb) 260 Nataliya Gevorkyan, Dmitry Radyshevsky, Do We Have to Wait for Bloodshed? (18 Feb) 262 Sergei Kraiukhin, News Hotline. Now There's a Tradition for You… (22 Feb) 265 Dmitry Radyshevsky, Criticizing Hitler…From the Right (24 June) 265 What Do the National-Patriots Want? (31 Aug) 266 Chapter 8 Foreign Policy Introduction 268 E.A. Shevardnadze, At the "Open Skies" Conference (12 Feb) 272 E.A. Shevardnadze, Statement in Canada's Parliament (15 Feb) 276 V. Shelkov, Canada-USSR. A Centre is Created (19 Feb) 282 Responses From M.S. Gorbachev to Questions from a Pravda Correspondent [On the ReUnification of Germany] (21 Feb) 282 Declaration of the All-Union Council of War and Labor Veterans [Germany] (Mar) 285 Vladimir Orlov, Being True to Principles or Principles Being True. Slogans and Reality in Today's Cuba (10 Mar) 287 Where is Eastern Europe Going? (Mar 90) 289 A. Bovin, Opinion of a Political Observer, Europe, Germany, and Us... (23 Mar) 292 Statement of the Soviet Government [GDR] (27 Mar) 295 USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution. On the Visit of the USSR President M.S Gorbachev to the USA and Canada (12 June) 296 A. Krivopalov, An Olive Leaf from NATO (7 July) 297 P. Vorob'ev, Opinion of a Political Observer. Exceptions From the Rule(11 July) 298 Statement of E.A. Shevardnadze at the 45th Session of the UN General Assembly (26 Sept) 300 USSR Congress of People's Deputies Resolution. In Connection with the Situation in the Persian Gulf (27 Dec) 308 Chapter 9 Military Affairs Introduction 308 Gen. M.A. Moiseev, The Task is Ours Together (10 Feb) 311 V. Litovkin, Secrets Without Secrets (21 Feb) 313 D. Yazov, Spring Call-Up (12 Mar) 315 D.T. Yazov, "Military Reform" (3 June) 318 Warsaw Treaty Declaration (7 June) 324 N. Burbyga, How Many Serve in the Army? (9 July) 325 USSR President Decree. On Several Measures To Strengthen the Social and Legal Protection of Servicemen (6 Sept) 326 D. Yazov, Only to Make a Noise...Competently About the "Military Coup" (29 Sept) 327 Gen. Boris Gromov, There is No Need To Stir Up Trouble (14 Oct) 329 Chapter 10 Environmental and Quality of Life Issues Introduction 331 Mikhail Gorbachev's Address to the Participants in the Global Forum on Environment and Development for Survival (20 Jan) 334 Gleb Pyanykh, Below the Line [On Poverty] (11 Mar) 338 Vladimir Gurevich, Defending the Needy or a Test for Common Sense(11 Mar) 342 USSR Supreme Soviet Resolution. On a Unified Program to Eliminate the Results of the Accident at the Chernobyl AES and the Situation Connected with that Accident (25 Apr) 343 I. Kambulov, After the Disaster of the Century [Chernobyl] (25 Apr) 346 President of the USSR Decree. On New Approaches to the Solution of the Housing Problem in the Country and Measures for their Practical Implementation (19 May) 349 28th CPSU Congress Resolution, On the Political Appraisal of the Disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station and the Work to Eliminate its Consequences (14 July) 351 G. Valiuzhenich, The Refugees Are Waiting (20 July) 352 A. Ilesh, V. Rudnev, Struggle Against Crime. Illusions and Reality (24 July) 354 T. Khudiakova, Without a Monopoly by MINSDRAV [Ministry of Public Health] (17 Aug) 357 A. Ilesh, How Many Drug Addicts Do We Have? (29 Aug) 358 V. Khrebtov, There is Acid Rain Over the City [Norilsk] (Nov) 360 Bibliography 362 Glossary 367 Indexes 369 Names 369 Subjects 372 Geography and Places 376 Institutions, Ministries, Committees and Councils 378   Go to Academic International Press Home Page.

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