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Soviet Union: Ambassador Cartledge despatch to Howe ("The 70th Anniversary of October 1917 and Perestroika: Does the Revolution Continue?") ["In this despatch I seek to draw lessons from probably the most testing fortnight of Mr Gorbachev's two and a half years as the Soviet leader"] [released Jul 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/2541 f149
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 19pp
Themes: Labour Party & socialism, Parliament, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states)