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Speech by the First Secretary of the CC of the CPSU, Leonid I. Brezhnev

22 Nov 1978
Description: This is the transcript of a speech given by CPSU First Secretary Leonid Brezhnev at the 1978 Political Consultative Committee (PCC) meeting in Moscow. It deals with Soviet foreign policy. Among the major issues discussed are: (i) the strengthening of Socialism as a political system, (ii) the economic and military cooperation between China, the US, and Japan and potential consequences to the Soviet bloc, (iii) economic, cultural, and scientific cooperation among Warsaw Pact states and the necessity to set higher budgets for scientific and military development, and (iv) the liberation movements in Africa and the Middle East.

Collection: A Cardboard Castle?

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  • German (3.0 MB )
  • Russian (1.0 MB )
Document Type: Speech
Language of Original Document: Russian
Number of Pages: 22
Cold War Period: 1970s
Persons: Brezhnev, Carter, Schmidt, Brandt, Sadat
Document Source: Modern Records Archives (AAN), Warsaw
Call Number: KC PZPR, XIB/126, k. 55-76
Document Companion: Document No. 84

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