A file containing documents relating to events marking the sixtieth anniversary of the Soviet Union. Subjects covered in the file include the questions of whether Western governments should send messages of congratulation, and whether they should be represented at events; and British guidance advising a low level of representation in response to the damage done to East-West relations by events in Poland and Afghanistan. Other subjects discussed in the file include the lack of clarity over what form the commemorations would take until very close to the date of the anniversary; and a joint session of the Soviet communist party's Central Committee and the Supreme Soviets of Russia and the Soviet Union. Documents in the file include the translated text of a speech by the new Soviet leader, Yurii Andropov, which was notable for his discussion of Soviet nationalities.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
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- Countries
- Afghanistan Poland Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic United Kingdom
- Department Reference
- ENS 227/4
- Document Type
- Correspondence Press and Media Speeches and Public Statements
- File Reference
- FCO 28/5138
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.005138
- Note
- The following item has been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: TASS, 21.12.1982, Sixty years of the USSR.
- Pages
- 74
- Persons Discussed
- Francis Pym Iain Sutherland Yurii Andropov
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- Domestic Politics International Relations Populations and Social Policy
