At a conference led by CPSU General Secretary Yuri Andropov, senior Soviet officials discussed the reorganization of responsibilities among Party Secretaries, improving economic performance mid-way through the five-year plan, enhancing oversight and accountability in ministries, boosting labor discipline, and increasing hard currency earnings through better exports. The discussion emphasized reducing bureaucracy, strengthening ties with local organizations, and improving the quality of domestic production to compete internationally.

Politburo meeting on the violent crisis in Georgia, based on Eduard Shevardnadze's report regarding the Tbilisi massacre.

In a conversation recorded by Chernyaev, Gorbachev candidly discusses the political situation in East and West Germany, the weakness of the Socialist Unity Party (SED), and the Soviet strategy for managing German reunification.

CC CPSU Politburo Session nominating Gorbachev for General Secretary after the death of Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko. Many members of the politburo spoke in favor of Gorbachev for General Secretary. They make a unanimous recommendation to the Plenum of CC CPSU.

Detailed discussion of the reorganization of all Soviet party and government divisions and organizations.