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September 1, 1944	George Kennan's Assessment of Soviet Political Figures Kennan assess Soviet officials. He focuses on Stalin to create a profile from his history and experiences.
May 19, 1944	Djilas' First Meeting with Stalin Milovan Djilas relates his first meeting with Stalin and the discussion about the Yugoslav military and other general conversation.
December 9, 1989	Bulgaria: Hardliners Purged at Snap Plenum An analysis of General Secretary Petur Mladenov's removal of two hardliners from their leadership roles.
April 28, 1969	Col. Mieczysław Białek, 'Record of Conversation conducted by Col. Białek with USSR Military Attaché Col. Latishev' The Polish and Soviet military attachés in North Korea discuss recent developments. Some generals in the DPRK are being purged or demoted for not sufficiently praising and following the experiences of the anti-Japanese partisan movement.
1967	CSSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'Information: The Most Recent Developments in the Chinese People’s Republic and the CSSR-Chinese Relations' Extensive account of CSSR-Chinese relations, including controversy surrounding the Cultural Revolution and Chinese extremism, anti-Soviet proclivities within the Chinese leadership, and the Chinese hydrogen bomb test on June 17th.
May 10, 1972	Telegram from the Northeast Asia Department, 'Handling of the Korea issue in the United Nations (Draft)' The Northeast Asia Department at the Japanese Foreign Ministry reports on the Korea question at the UN, inter-Korean relations, and political developments inside of the two Koreas.
September 1, 1945	Jakub Berman's Letter to Stalin: A Report on the Situation in Poland and Request for Advice and Help Jakub Berman, leading Polish communist, writes to Stalin a detailed list of events occuring in Poland dealing with the stability of the Post-War communist government.
August 29, 1946	Kim Il Sung, 'For the Establishment of a United Party of the Working Masses: Report to the Inaugural Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea' Kim Il Sung's speech at the 1st Congress of the Korean Workers' Party.
April 12, 1980	Address by Vice President Mondale to the United States Olympic Committee, 'US Call for an Olympic Boycott' Vice President Mondale addresses the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), advocating for President Carter's proposed boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Later that day, the USOC voted to uphold the boycott.
September 1944	Memorandum by George Kennan , 'Russia – Seven Years Later' (excerpt) George Kennan describes Stalin's character, underlining the importance of his nationality, ignorance of the west, and his seclusion. Kennan further warns that Stalin's advisors are not interested in collaborating with western democracies, and that Russia's internal police regime is developed beyond its foreign policy.