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Soviet Union: UKA Moscow despatch ("Russia 1988: Impressions of a Debate") [new openness "unprecedented in Russian history"] [released Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2546 f210
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Civil liberties, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (arms control)