Papers relating to the international communist movement, 1947-1970

This document contains miscellaneous reports relating to the Communist Party in Russia from 1947-1967. The document includes a 1947 report in Russian, a translation of a Soviet letter regarding the...

Date:1947-1967
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-01
Europe Asia Northern Europe Western Europe Middle East United Kingdom Typescript 1940s Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1950s 1960s Soviet Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam Communist Party of the Soviet Union Reports Correspondence

This document details the purging of Kurt Muller from the SPD leadership in 1950, written for John Gollan by Ruth Werner. The document contains two sources, one in handwritten notes...

Date:1950-1950
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-02
Europe Northern Europe Western Europe Germany United Kingdom Typescript Manuscript Central Europe 1950s Notes Communist Party of Germany Kurt Mueller Reports

This document includes many different materials, including Soviet newspaper cuttings, notes, and correspondence on the CPSU’s 20th Congress and its international impact. The document outlines statements by various socialist parties...

Date:1956-1956
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-03
Europe Asia Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom Typescript Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1950s Soviet Asia Notes Speeches Joseph Stalin Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev Palmiro Togliatti Vyacheslav Molotov John Williamson Print Media Correspondence

This document includes various materials such as handwritten manuscripts, cuttings, and correspondence between John Gollan and the CPSU. The correspondence mainly regards the CPSU’s relationship with other socialist states and...

Date:1956-1960
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-04
Europe Asia Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom Typescript Manuscript Central Europe Eastern Europe Soviet Union Poland 1950s Yugoslavia 1960s Soviet Asia Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania Notes Communist Party of the Soviet Union Print Media Correspondence

This document contains a copy of Charlie Coutts’ and Chris Birch’s first-hand report on Hungary written for John Gollan. The report outlines their experiences of Hungary’s uprising in 1956, including...

Date:1956-1956
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-05
Europe Asia Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom Typescript Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1950s Soviet Asia Hungary Notes Charlie Coutts Chris Birch Imre Nagy Reports

The document includes various handwritten notes and copies of reports from the discussion at the 1956 Executive Committee meeting on 3 and 4 November. Gollan discusses his thoughts on the...

Date:1956-1956
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-06
Europe Asia Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom Typescript Manuscript Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1950s Soviet Asia Hungary Notes Reports

This document includes John Gollan’s report on his discussions with journalists from the Daily Worker, including his notes on the CPGB meeting on 8 November and the Executive Committee meeting...

Date:1956-1956
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-07
Europe Asia Northern Europe Western Europe Africa United Kingdom Typescript Manuscript Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1950s Soviet Asia Harry Pollitt Hungary Egypt North Africa Notes Statements Reports

This document contains various cuttings from newspaper articles outlining the uprisings in Poland from 1956 to 1957. They mostly detail the key events of the uprisings and perspectives from the...

Date:1956-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-goll-02-08
Europe Asia Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom Typescript Eastern Europe Soviet Union Poland 1950s Soviet Asia Print Media