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This unclassified CIA Foreign Broadcast Information Service comlist, dated 12 June 1991, catalogs Moscow radio, television and TASS items broadcast that day. Entries are grouped by region and topic and cover the RSFSR presidential elections, Bessmertnykh's visit to Germany, Lukyanov in London, the G-7 summit, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Soviet military matters. Brief feature items mention a close encounter of the third kind reported by a Latvian couple and a listener's letter about flying objects.
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elections. (4 min: portbraz 0000) 141 118 interview with secretary of russian parliament's constitutional committee, on proposed referendum on new russian constitution. (4 min: arabic 111500) 142 119 "press review": focusing on russian presidential elections, citing pravda and izvestiya on this issue. (6 min: german 1700) 144 120 soviet premier valentin pavlov address to 11 jun supreme soviet session, on fulfillment of anti-crisis program. (c/r tassr 111015, item 123 on 11 jun list) (one min: amharic 111600/twice/ somali 111700/twice/; brief: frenchinter 111800 portuguese 112100 arabic 111600 hungarian 112000) 145 LIFE IN USSR 146 121 vyacheslav solovyev on shevardnadze's stated intention of founding democratic party as viable opposition to comparty. (rpt enginter 111210, item 131 on 11 jun list) (engna 0000) 147 122 report on recent inauguration of islamic center and islamic cultural center in moscow. (rpt dari 091500, item 113 on 9 jun list) (dari 1500) 148 123 summary glasnost interview with col-gen yuriy shatalin, commander of internal troops of ussr defense ministry, discussing their role in armenian/azerbaijan conflict which are commensurate with situation. (300 text sent: tassr 0854 tasse 1715; brief: enginter 1600 1700 1800) 149 124 "home in ussr". (rpt engna 210000, item 144 on 21 may list) (engna 112300) 150 125 "update". (rpt enginter 111910, item 140 on 11 jun list) (engna 0000) 151 126 "on moscow's wavelength": incl referendum to be held on russian federation's constitution; feature on possible change of leningrad's name; change in composition of soviet olympic committee. (hungarian 112000) 152 127 "on moscow's wavelength": incl anon on union treaty; WIZARD on economic situation. (hungarian 2000) 153 128 "soviet panorama": anon detailing moscow exhibition by soviet neo-expressionist artist viktor (kazarin), including interview with him (3 min); film critic viktor lulik detailing soviet film entitled "dark force", purchased for distribution in britain (4 min); information given about close encounter of third kind, experienced by latvian couple (3.5 min). (enguk 2000) 154 129 "your northern neighbor, soviet union": anon on problems faced by soviet citizens during summer season (5 min); anon on inauguration ceremony held in moscow hospital constructed by turkish company (3 min); anon on listeners letter re flying objects (3 min). (turkish 1800) 155 130 "ussr today": solovyev on shevardnadze's statement re formation of democratic party (3 min); (layijin) giving foreign experts opinions about soviet domestic crisis (3 min); anon on revised ussr armed services law (3 min). (mand 0200) 156 131 "ussr today": interview with members of republican economic committees, on ways to solve soviet domestic crisis (3.5 min); anon on private college in leningrad (4.5 min); anon on history of moscow's grand theater (3.5 min). (mand 1300) 157 132 "life in soviet union": anon on soviet astronaut (5 min); anon on new communication machines (5 min); miscellany of brief items on soviet science and technology (4 min). (korean 0900) 158 133 "know more about ussr": feature on commercial activity, women's role in soviet life and youth. (38 min incl music: amharic 1600 somali 1700)
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