At a Glance

Description

A collection of Soviet archival documents which take visitors inside the highest levels of the Soviet Government.

Website

http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/soviet.exhibit/coldwar.html

Producer

Library of Congress

Cold War: Postwar Estrangement

Letter, Khrushchev to John F. Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis

One "showcase" within a multi-part exhibit that presents Soviet archival documents, this site offers three items related to Cold War politics and ideology: a 1945 telegram from Stalin to Harry Truman; a 1971 document from the Communist party's Central Committee, "Additional Measures To Expose Imperialist Policies"; and a 1962 telegram from Khrushchev to John Kennedy protesting American policy in Cuba.

The documents, available as both untranslated images and translated texts, are accompanied by a useful introduction of 1,036 words.

Visitors should consider using the site's "guided tour," which incorporates these materials within the larger exhibit.