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Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

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West Germany

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Chernyaev, A. S.

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Official portrait for President George H.W. Bush, 1989.

Bush, George H.W.

1924 - 2018

German Reunification

Helmut Kohl addresses the United Nations, June 1997.

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Berlin Wall

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Walesa, Lech

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Nicolae Ceausescu, 1974

Ceaușescu, Nicolae

1918 - 1989

China, 1989

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Civic Forum (Czechoslovakia)

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North Atlantic Council Meeting, Lisbon, June 1985

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August 29, 1989	Excerpt from Protocol No. 164 of the Meeting of the Politburo CC CPSU, 'On Relations between the USSR and the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank' Proposal for the Soviet Union to increase contacts with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
October 26, 1990	Record of Conversation between M. S. Gorbachev and the Chairman of the Spanish Government, Felipe González in Madrid Gorbachev and Gonzalez discuss the positive improvement of East-West relations and the changes happening in the Soviet republics.
August 23, 1990	Report, Assistant Head of the International Division of the CC CPSU, 'On the Issue of Humanitarian Aid by the US to Lithuania' Report describing a possible resolution in the US Congress to send humanitarian aid to Lithuania to support the movement there to separate from the Soviet Union.
September 8, 1988	Meeting of the Politburo of the CC CPSU, 'On the Issue of Reorganization of the Party Apparatus' Detailed discussion of the reorganization of all Soviet party and government divisions and organizations.
November 18, 1989	Excerpt from Protocol No. 182 of the Meeting of the Politburo CC CPSU, 'On Additional Measures in the Informational Sphere' Proposal recommending increased openness, freedom of speech, and the end of restrictions on the press in the Soviet Union, including the free distribution of foreign media.
November 9, 1990	Record of a Conversation between M.S. Gorbachev and Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Bonn Kohl expresses concerns about Gorbachev's control over the situation in the Soviet Union and offers his support. The two then discuss the recent invasion of Kuwait by Iraq.
November 8, 1990	Record of a Conversation between M. S. Gorbachev and the US Secretary of State, J. Baker in Moscow Baker and Gorbachev discuss public opinion of the recent improvement in relations between the Soviet Union and the United States, as well as Saddam Hussein's recent invasion of Kuwait.
November 10, 1989	Letter, General Secretary of the SED Egon Krenz to General Secretary of the CC CPSU Mikhail Gorbachev General Secretary Krentz reports to Gorbachev that East Germany has allowed GDR citizens to cross the border to West Berlin following mass protests at the Berlin Wall and its checkpoints. Of the 60,000 citizens who took advantage of the open border, reportedly 45,000 returned to East Germany after visiting the west.
December 2, 1989	US Memorandums of Conversation, George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev at Malta Summit, 2-3 December 1989 US transcripts of Bush and Gorbachev's conversations on board the Soviet cruise ship, Maxim Gorky, off the coast of Malta.
December 2, 1989	Notes by A. S. Chernyaev, Record of Conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush at Malta Summit George H.W. Bush and Gorbachev meet off the coast of Malta in a meeting that came to symbolize the end of the Cold War. While no agreements were concluded, the leaders decided to press ahead in the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START), as well as in efforts to reduce arsenals of chemical weapons and conventional forces in Europe. Bush also made a number of proposals to advance bilateral relations, including steps to normalize trade relations through the granting of most-favored nation status, efforts to bar Congressional restrictions on credits, and US support for Soviet observer status at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).