Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Soviet Union: UKE Moscow telegram 1638 to FCO (1440Z) ("Fall of Eltsin") ['Pravda' report: "the most revealing insight into Soviet politics and the frankest and most damning indictment of a living Soviet leader... [since] Krushchev"] [released Jul 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2541 f175 |
| Editorial comments: | Relevant supporting documents follow the main item. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file itself may be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 9pp |
| Themes: | Media, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states) |
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