LEADING SOVIET COMMENTATORS AND MIDLEVEL OFFICIALS

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Leading Soviet Commentators and Midlevel Officials
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This report is based exclusively on material .carried in
foreign broadcast and press media. It is published by FBIS without
coordination with other U.S. Government components.
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Leading Soviet Commentators and Midlevel Officials
(May 1987)
The following list of Soviet media commentators and midlevel officials is
intended to identify individuals who have provided or may provide particularly
significant comment or useful insights into Soviet policy. The list, based on
observations by FBIS media analysts, is intended as an informal guide for
Soviet media watchers.
Some individuals are included in the list because of their formal positions in
the political or propaganda apparatus, others because they have been singled
out as "political observers"-the elite among media commentators-and
others because they have had an important role in presenting Soviet policy in
the media or have been known to articulate controversial positions. The
individual's position and other pertinent background are included.
This list is updated periodically and suggestions about its content would be
welcome. Comments may be addressed to Chief, USSR/Europe Division,
FBIS Analysis Group For additional copies, call FBIS Liaison and
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Leading Soviet Commentators and Midlevel Officials
(May 1987)
Abalkin, Leonid I. Director of the Academy of Sciences Institute
of Economics. Frequent commentator on
economic issues. Cautious advocate of reform.
Afanasyev, Viktor G. Chief editor of Pravda, CPSU Central
Committee member, chairman of USSR Union
of Journalists. Worth paying attention to,
particularly on ideological issues.
Aganbegyan, Abel G. Head of the Academy of Sciences Economics
Division. Currently the USSR's most
prominent economist whose ideas appear to
have influenced Gorbachev. Former director,
Siberian Branch Institute of Economic
Organization of Industrial Production of
Siberian Department of Academy of Sciences.
Writings deserve careful scrutiny.
Aleksandrov, I. Pseudonym currently unused probably because
of past association with harsh polemics against
China. Considered to be authoritative. Usually
wrote long articles, published only in Pravda,
on fundamental issues involving international
communism, particularly China. Sometimes
identified as "Igor" in TASS and radio
summaries.
Alekseyev, An.
Apparent pseudonym for high-ranking Soviet
official closely involved in disarmament;
possibly Ambassador at Large Oleg
Grinevskiy, former head of the Soviet
delegation at Stockholm Conference on
Disarmament in Europe (CDE).
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Alekseyev, I.
Pseudonym. Used on authoritative articles on
China, usually in Mezhdunarodnaya Zhizn.
Sometimes appears with cosignature F.
Nikolayev.
Ambartsumov, Yevgeniy A. Official of the Institute of Economics of the
World Socialist System. A strong advocate of
economic reform, calling for expansion of
private sector along lines of the 1920's New
Economic Policy and East European
experiments. Has become frequent contributor
to Moscow News, where he has staked out
highly controversial positions.
Anchishkin, Aleksandr I. Director of the Institute of Economics and
Forecasting of Scientific-Technical Progress.
Reform-minded economist.
Antonov, Aleksey K.
Arbatov, Aleksey G.
Deputy chairman of the USSR Council of
Ministers, Soviet permanent representative to
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
(CEMA). Spokesman on CEMA.
Specialist on military-political problems at the
Institute of World Economy and International
Relations. An important spokesman on the
United States, especially strategic affairs. Son
of Georgiy Arbatov.
Arbatov, Georgiy A. Director of USA and Canada Institute, CPSU
Central Committee member. An important
official who is often a spokesman for Soviet
views on the West. Appears to advise Gorbachev
on foreign policy issues. Participated in
negotiations at Reykjavik summit.
Baklanov, Grigoriy Ya. New editor of Znamya. One of the leaders of
the literary thaw. Often interviewed.
Belyayev, Igor P. Chief of Literaturnaya Gazeta's Foreign Policy
Department. Former Pravda editor, expert on
Middle East.
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Berezhkov, Valentin M. Chief editor of USA, formerly embassy officer
in Washington.
Bessmertnykh, Aleksandr A.
Bogachev, Vladimir
Bogdanov, Radomir G.
USSR deputy minister of foreign affairs with
responsibility for U.S.-Soviet relations and
arms control issues.
TASS military affairs commentator. Prolific
propagandist. Often first to comment on
developments in U.S. policy.
Deputy director of USA and Canada Institute.
Active spokesman on questions of U.S. policy
and U.S.-Soviet relations, often speaks on
Moscow English-language broadcasts.
Bogomolov, Oleg T. Director of Institute of Economics of the World
Socialist System. An important spokesman on
Soviet foreign economic policy. Proponent of
trade with the West.
Borisov, Oleg See Rakhmanin, Oleg.
Borovik, Genrikh A. Chairman of Soviet Committee for the Defense
of Peace. Strident propagandist.
Bovin, Aleksandr Ye. Izvestiya political observer. A very important
and prominent commentator who may serve as
an adviser to the leadership. Speaks with
unusual candor on a range of foreign policy
issues and can provide insight into high-level
views of foreign policy options and into the
lines of contention within the Soviet political
elite.
Bromley, Yulian V. Director of Institute of Ethnography and
Academy of Sciences Council on Nationalities.
One of the leading Soviet authorities on
nationalities issues. Writes frequently.
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Brutents, Karen N. Deputy chief of CPSU Central Committee
International Department. An important
official with oversight responsibilities for the
Middle East and Latin America. His scholarly
writings on the Third World tend to be more
innovative than his comments on current issues.
Carries particular authority when commenting
on the Middle East.
Burlatskiy, Fedor M. Literaturnaya Gazeta political observer. Head
of the Philosophy Department in the CPSU
Central Committee Institute of Social
Sciences. All his writings deserve careful
examination. A strong advocate for political
reform in USSR. Frequently tests limits on
controversial subjects, sometimes writing in
allegorical manner, using Chinese experience
or history to polemicize about current Soviet
policies.
Butenko, Anatoliy P. Department chief, Institute of Economics of
the World Socialist System. Deserves close
attention. Has written important articles on
economic and political reform, called for
expansion of private sector.
Buzdalov, Ivan N. Official of the Institute of Economics of the
World Socialist System. A leading advocate of
agricultural reform along the lines adopted in
East Europe.
Bykov, Oleg N. Deputy director of Institute of World Economy
and International Relations. A spokesman on
strategic issues, arms control specialist.
Chakovskiy, Aleksandr B. Chief editor of Literaturnaya Gazeta, CPSU
Central Committee candidate member. Writes
on wide variety of issues, frank commentator
on ideological problems in the Soviet Union.
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Chazov, Yevgeniy I. Minister of health, CPSU Central Committee
member. Has had influential position as
personal physician to Soviet leaders. Prominent
in Soviet campaigns warning of consequences
of nuclear war.
Chernyayev, Anatoliy S. Foreign policy adviser to Gorbachev, CPSU
Central Committee candidate member. Wrote
infrequently before becoming adviser; may not
write at all in current assignment.
Chervov, Col. Gen. Nikolay Chief of a directorate of the General Staff.
Fedorovich Spokesman for military view on arms control
issues, East-West military balance, and related
topics. Has written under pseudonym N.
Fedorov.
Chikin, Valentin V. Chief editor of Sovetskaya Rossiya. Outspoken
commentator on Soviet domestic scene;
frequently uses historical allegories to make a
political point.
Dalnev, P.
Dalnev, V.
Demchenko, Pavel Ye.
Pseudonym infrequently used for authoritative
comment on China.
Pseudonym infrequently used for authoritative
comment on Japan.
Editor in Pravda's Asian and African
Countries Department, member of Pravda
editorial board. Pravda's main Middle East
commentator.
Druzhinin, Aleksandr Commentator of U.S. affairs. Former chief
radio and television correspondent in
Washington.
Dunayev, Vladimir Chief Soviet radio and television correspondent
in the United States.
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Falin, Valentin M. Chief of Novosti Press Agency; candidate
member of Central Committee. An important
spokesman on European security issues and
U.S.-Soviet relations. Former Izvestiya
political observer, former ambassador to West
Germany, former deputy chief of the CPSU
Central Committee International Information
Department. Has stressed policy favoring close
relations with West Europe as opposed to the
United States. As head of parent organization
for Moscow News, has appeared to give strong
backing to glasnost.
Fedorov, N. See Chervov, Col. Gen. Nikolay Fedorovich.
Fedoseyev, Petr N. Vice president of the Academy of Sciences in
charge of Social Sciences Section, CPSU
Central Committee member. Prolific writer,
most interesting when discussing ideology,
social sciences, and economic reform.
Fesunenko, Igor Television political observer, covers a variety of
international topics. A host on TV program
The World Today, irregularly appears as
commentator on TV news program Vremya.
Frolov, Ivan T. Chief editor of Kommunist. An outspoken
reform advocate who is frequently interviewed.
Gerasimov, Gennadiy I. Foreign Ministry press spokesman. Former
chief editor of Moscow News, deputy chairman
of Novosti.
Geyvandov, Konstantin Izvestiya political observer. Writes primarily
on Middle East.
Glukhov, Yuriy Pravda correspondent specializing in Middle
East affairs.
Grinevskiy, Oleg A. Soviet ambassador at large, former head of
Soviet delegation to Stockholm CDE. Probably
uses pseudonyms O. Grinev and An. Andreyev.
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Gromyko, Anatoliy A. Director of Africa Institute. Writes mostly on
Africa but also addresses wider international
issues. Son of President Gromyko.
Gvishiani, Dzherman Director of the All-Union Scientific Research
Institute for Systems Analysis. Former deputy
chairman of Gosplan and of the State
Committee for Science and Technology. A
strong advocate of expansion of trade ties with
the West. His articles on this subject and on
economic reform bear watching.
Ivanov, Vilen N. Director of Academy of Sciences Institute of
Sociological Research. Expert in the sociology
of propaganda.
Kalashnikov, Vladimir I.
Kalyagin, Boris
First secretary of the Volgograd Obkom. Was
deputy to Gorbachev in Stavropol and appears
to be closely associated with agricultural
programs promoted by Gorbachev. Criticized
excesses in glasnost at 27th CPSU Congress.
Television political observer, covers a variety of
international topics. A host on TV program
The World Today, irregularly appears as
commentator on TV news program Vremya.
Kamentsev, Vladimir Chairman of the State External Economic
Commission of the USSR Council of Ministers.
Has served as a spokesman on policy on bloc
and nonbloc economic relations.
Kamshalov, Aleksandr I. Head of State Committee for Cinematography
since December 1986. Former chief of the
cinema sector of the CPSU Central Committee
Culture Department.
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Kapitsa, Mikhail S. Head of the Academy of Sciences Oriental
Institute and chairman of the Soviet chapter of
the Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organi-
zation. Former deputy foreign minister, former
head of the First Far East Department (China)
in Foreign Ministry. Generally identified with
critical view of China, but appears to be less
influential than in the past. Writes under
pseudonym M. S. Ukraintsev.
Karpov, Viktor P. Head of the Foreign Ministry Arms Limitation
and Disarmament Directorate. Former head of
the Soviet delegation to Nuclear and Space
Arms Talks (NST). Frequent and important
spokesman on arms control issues.
Karpov, Vladimir First secretary of the USSR Writers Union. A
cautious advocate of reform who is frequently
interviewed.
Kashlev, Yuriy B. Head of the USSR Foreign Ministry
Directorate of Humanitarian and Cultural
Ties. Head of the Soviet delegation at the all-
European meeting on security and cooperation
(CSCE) in Vienna.
Khachaturov, Tigran Chief editor of Yoprosy Ekonomiki. Con-
servative economist.
Kim, Georgiy F. Deputy chairman of Orientalists Association,
deputy director of Academy of Sciences
Oriental Institute. Writes on Asia and Third
World liberation movements.
Kirichenko, Vadim Member of Gosplan, director of Scientific
Research Economics Institute under Gosplan.
Provides interesting comment on economic
policy, sometimes critical.
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Klimov, Elem
First secretary of the Cinema Workers Union
since May 1986. Outspoken supporter of
reform and decentralized control over film
industry.
Kobysh, Vitaliy I. Former U.S. Sector chief in CPSU Central
Committee International Information De-
partment. Frequent media spokesman for
Soviet policy on East-West issues and relations
with the United States. Currently identified as
a "publicist," but may well retain a position in
the Central Committee.
Kokoshin, Andrey A. Deputy director of USA and Canada Institute,
deputy chairman of the Committee of Soviet
Scientists for the Defense of Peace and Against
the Nuclear Threat. Writes on strategic issues
and U.S. politics. Provides notably so-
phisticated view of political developments in
the United States. Deeply involved in
discussion of space weapons.
Kolchanov, Rudolf G.
Kolesnichenko, Tomas
Komissarov, Yuriy
Komplektov, Viktor G.
Deputy chief editor of Trud. Appears
frequently on domestic radio, comments on
wide variety of international issues.
Editor in Pravda's Department of International
Information. Writes occasionally on U.S.-
Soviet relations. Also appears on television.
Pseudonym. Considered to reflect authoritative
views on Scandinavian issues. Appears in both
Soviet and Scandinavian press.
Deputy foreign minister with responsibility for
Latin America. Formerly had responsibility for
U.S.-Soviet relations. Rarely publishes.
Kondrashov, Stanislav Izvestiya political observer. Writes on East-
West issues.
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Koptyug, Valentin A. Vice president of Academy of Sciences,
chairman of Siberian Department of Academy
of Sciences, member of CPSU Central
Auditing Commission. Holds key position in
region that has been at forefront in economic
innovation. Writes primarily on energy issues.
Korionov, Vitaliy
Kornilov, Yuriy
Pravda political observer. Prolific writer on
world affairs and communist relations, focuses
on U.S foreign policy.
TASS political observer. Writes prolificly on
world affairs, specializes in U.S.-Soviet
relations. Strident propagandist.
Korniyenko, Georgiy M. First deputy chief of CPSU Central Committee
International Department. Former first deputy
foreign minister, CPSU Central Committee
member. Has participated in press conferences
and has given interviews on East-West affairs.
Korotich, Vitaliy A. New editor of Ogonek. Outspoken reformer
who is frequently interviewed.
Kosolapov, Richard I. Former chief editor of Kommunist, CPSU
Central Committee member. While chief
editor was a significant spokesman from
conservative perspective on ideological issues.
Also wrote interesting articles on his area of
expertise, management science. Any writing by
him could be significant.
Koval, Boris I.
Deputy director of the Academy of Sciences
Institute of the International Workers
Movement. Identified as a specialist on the
problems of the international revolutionary
process.
Kovalenko, Ivan I. Deputy chief of the CPSU Central Committee
International Department, vice chairman of the
USSR-Japan Society Board. Writes on Asian
topics.
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Krasikov, Anatoliy A. Deputy director general of TASS, political
observer for TASS.
Krasin, Yuriy A.
Prorector of CPSU Central Committee
Academy of Social Sciences. An important
spokesman on ideology and world communist
affairs. Prominent in debates over Euro-
communism in the 1970's and in efforts to rally
international communist support for Soviet
foreign policy in wake of the invasion of
Afghanistan.
Krivtsov, Vladimir A. Deputy director of Academy of Sciences Far
East Institute. Publishes rarely, but more often
than most officials in the institute. Generally
adheres to dominant line on China.
Kudryavtsev, Vladimir L. Izvestiya political observer. Writes on a variety
of international topics.
Kudryavtsev, Vladimir N. Director of State and Law Institute, deputy
chairman of Soviet Sociological Association.
Has written interesting articles on ideology,
strengthening of legal rights. Could be
increasingly influential on legal reform issues.
Kurashvili, B. P. Head of Sector of Theory of State
Administration at the Institute of State and
Law. Advocate of relatively radical economic
reform, especially abolition of most ministries.
Kuznetsov, Feliks Head of Moscow Writers Union. Controversial
both because of stress he puts on traditional
Russian values and the danger of Western
influences on Soviet society and because of
attacks on established Writers Union leaders.
Kvitsinskiy, Yuliy Ambassador to FRG, former head of Soviet
delegation to INF talks.
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Lapin, Nikolay I. New director of the Institute of Philosophy,
vice president of the Soviet Sociology
Association.
Laptev, Ivan D. Chief editor of Izvestiya.
Lebedev, Aleksandr A. Deputy chief editor of Mezhdunarodnaya
Zhizn. Appears frequently on domestic radio,
comments on a wide variety of international
issues.
Lebedev, Yuriy Deputy chief of Treaty and Legal Directorate
in Ministry of Defense. Nikolay Chervov's
assistant. Spokesman for Defense Ministry and
commentator on military and arms control
issues.
Leontyev, Col. Aleksey Military observer appearing in Krasnaya
Zvezda and New Times.
Levikov, Aleksandr Literaturnaya Gazeta's economics editor.
Outspoken advocate of reform.
Loginov, Vadim P. Deputy foreign minister. Spokesman on foreign
economic issues.
Losev, Sergey A. Director general of TASS, member of CPSU
Central Auditing Commission, first deputy
chairman of USSR Union of Journalists.
Writes primarily on U.S.-Soviet relations and
East-West issues.
Makarov, Valeriy L. New reform-minded director of Central
Economics Mathematics Institute.
Manevich, Yefim L. Official of the Academy of Sciences Institute
of Economics. Writes controversial articles on
demographic policy and regional planning.
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Marchuk, Guriy I. President of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Former deputy premier, chairman of State
Committee for Science and Technology, CPSU
Central Committee member. Writes interesting
articles on science policy, relationship between
Academy of Sciences and State Committee,
and energy.
Matveyev, Vikentiy Izvestiya political observer. Writes on East-
West relations and U.S. leadership.
Medvedev, Vladimir I. Head of the Soviet INF negotiating group. A
military arms control specialist.
Mikhaylov, Valerian V. Head of Soviet delegation to MBFR talks.
Mikoyan, Sergo A. Chief editor of Latinskaya Amerika. An
innovative commentator on Third World issues.
Son of former Soviet president.
Milovidov, Maj. Gen. Professor and head of faculty at the Lenin
Arseniy S. Military-Political Academy. Writes on
political-military issues.
Milshteyn, Mikhail A. Sector head (disarmament) at USA and
Canada Institute. Specialist on U.S. defense
policy, possible aide to G. Arbatov. Has written
important articles on strategic issues.
Mironenko, Viktor I. Komsomol first secretary.
Murakhovsiy, Vsevolod S. First deputy chairman of the USSR Council of
Ministers and head of State Agro-Industrial
Committee (Gosagroprom), former first
secretary of Stavropol, the political base of
Gorbachev, and a member of the CPSU
Central Committee. Writes primarily on
agriculture and changes needed in this sector.
Nazarkin, Yuriy K. Permanent Soviet representative to UN
Disarmament Conference in Geneva.
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Nenashev, Mikhail F.
Nikolayev, F.
Chairman of the State Committee for
Publishing. Former chief editor of Sovetskaya
Rossiya. A frequently interviewed reformer.
Pseudonym. Cosigns authoritative articles on
China with I. Alekseyev, usually in
Mezhdunarodnaya Zhizn.
Novopashin, Yu. S. Sector head at the Institute of Economics of
the World Socialist System. Has written on
need for internal reform in the Soviet Union
and on Soviet policy toward the Third World.
Obukhov, Aleksey A.
Ovchinnikov, Vsevolod S.
Pantin, Igor K.
Petrenko, Fedor F.
Petrosyants, Andranik M.
Petrov, A.
Ambassador at large and deputy head of the
Soviet delegation at the U.S.-Soviet talks on
nuclear and space issues in Geneva.
Pravda political observer. Writes frequently
about the Far East and U.S. policy toward
Asia.
Chief editor of Rabochiy Klass i Sovremennyy
Mir, professor at the Academy of Sciences
Institute of the International Workers
Movement. Writes on theory of revolution,
communist struggle.
Theoretician, identified from mid-1960's
through 1973 as a "responsible official of the
Central Committee." Longtime advocate of
party reform, focusing on such issues as the
role of the communist party in Soviet society.
Head of Soviet delegation at U.S.-Soviet talks
on nuclear testing, chairman of USSR State
Committee for the Utilization of Atomic
Energy. A major spokesman on nuclear
nonproliferation issues.
Pseudonym. A byline in Pravda on informed
international affairs commentary. Infrequently
used in recent years.
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Petrovskiy, Vladimir F. Deputy foreign minister. Spokesman on arms
control and other international issues.
Polyanov, Nikolay
Portugalov, Nikolay
Primakov, Yevgeniy M.
Literaturnaya Gazeta political observer since
November 1984. Previously was a TASS
correspondent writing on the United States and
East-West relations.
Former consultant to the CPSU Central
Committee International Information De-
partment. Writes on European security issues,
particularly Germany.
Director of Institute of World Economy and
International Relations. Former director of
Academy of Sciences Oriental Institute.
Chairman of Orientalists Association, deputy
chairman of Soviet Committee for the Defense
of Peace. Prominent authority on Third World,
especially the Middle East. Prolific and
sometimes innovative writer. Appears to have
strong ties to Gorbachev leadership.
Rakhmanin, Oleg Long-serving first deputy chief of CPSU
Borisovich Central Committee Department for Liaison
With Communist and Workers Parties of
Socialist Countries. Has not been identified in
this position for several months and may have
been removed. Espouses a conservative, hostile
view of China. Has written under pseudonyms
O. Borisov and O. Vladimirov.
Rudenko, Boris T. Chief of Communist, Workers, and National
Liberation Movements Department in CPSU
Social Sciences Institute.
Rybkin, Col. Yevgeniy Leading conservative military-political theorist
at the Institute of Military History.
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Safarov, Rafael A.
Sagdeyev, Roald Z.
Institute of State and Law. Has written
interesting articles on public opinion and
sociological research.
Director of the Academy of Sciences Institute
of Space Research. A key spokesman on SDI
and on other space issues.
Semenov, Vadim S. Chief editor of Voprosy Filosofii. Writes on
ideological matters, advocates reform.
Semeyko, Lev S. USA and Canada Institute specialist on U.S.
defense policy. Prolific writer on defense and
disarmament topics.
Seyful-Mulyukov, Farid Television political observer, specialist on the
Middle East and Africa. A host on TV
program The World Today, irregularly
appears as commentator on TV news program
Vremya.
Shakhnazarov, Georgiy K. First deputy chief of CPSU Central Committee
Department for Liaison With Communist and
Workers Parties of Socialist Countries,
chairman of Soviet Political Science
Association. Innovative, advocates political
reform.
Shalayev, Stephan A. Chairman of All-Union Central Council of
Trade Unions, Supreme Soviet Presidium
member, CPSU Central Committee member.
Has important role as spokesman on sensitive
issues involving trade unions.
Shaposhnikov, Vitaliy S. Deputy chief of CPSU Central Committee
International Department. Has oversight
responsibilities for Scandinavia and European
peace movement. Writes occasionally.
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Shatrov, Mikhail Playwright who advocates reform and pushes
against old boundaries of acceptable pre-
sentation. Recent articles have alleged that
there was opposition by Grishin and others in
the Politburo at the time Gorbachev was
selected general secretary.
Shiryayev, Yuriy
Shishkin, Gennadiy A.
Director of International Institute of Economic
Problems of the World Socialist System.
Writes on CEMA.
First deputy director general of TASS, political
observer for TASS. Frequent commentator on
domestic radio on East-West issues.
Shishlin, Nikolay V. CPSU Central Committee consultant, political
observer. One of the most informative of the
regular participants in Soviet television and
radio foreign affairs programs. Often takes
conciliatory position toward the United States
and China.
Sklyarov, Yuriy A. Head of CPSU Central Committee Pro-
paganda Department. Former editor of
Problems of~Peace and Socialism.
Sychev, Vyacheslav V. Secretary, CEMA.
Timofeyev, Timur T. Director of the Institute of the International
Workers Movement of the USSR Academy of
Sciences, member of the Soviet Committee for
the Defense of Peace, member of the Soviet
Committee for European Security and
Cooperation. Writes most frequently on
ideology and international class struggle, writes
occasionally on foreign affairs and strategic
issues.
Titarenko, Mikhail L. Director of Academy of Sciences Far East
Institute.
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Trofimenko, Genrikh A.
Trofimuk, Andrey A.
Chief of U.S. Foreign Policy Department at
USA and Canada Institute. Writes on U.S.
foreign and strategic policy. Has pessimistic
view of the prospects for U.S.-Soviet relations.
First deputy chairman of the Siberian
Department of the Academy of Sciences,
director of Novosibirsk Geology and
Geophysics Institute.
Tsvetov, Vladimir Television and radio political observer,
specialist on Far East. A host on TV program
The World Today.
Ukraintsev, M. See Kapitsa, Mikhail S.
Ulyanovskiy, Rostislav A. Deputy chief of the CPSU Central Committee
International Department, deputy chairman of
Soviet Committee for Solidarity With Asian
and African Countries, member of editorial
board of Narody Azii i Afriki and Problemy
Dalnego Vostoka. A major spokesman on
Third World, nationalities, and nationalism.
Vasilyev, Aleksey M. Deputy director of Africa Institute. Appears
frequently on domestic radio; comments
primarily on the Middle East and Third World.
Velikhov, Yevgeniy P. Vice president of the Academy of Sciences;
director of the Academy of Sciences
Information Science, Computer Technology,
and Automation Department; chairman of the
Committee of Soviet Scientists for the Defense
of Peace and Against the Nuclear Threat.
Candidate member of CPSU Central
Committee. Prominent spokesman on space
weaponry, computer technology, and other
science and technology issues. Plays active role
in communications with international peace
groups. Appears to be close to Gorbachev.
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Vlasov, Aleksandr V. Minister of the Interior. Often interviewed.
Volkogonov, Lt. Gen. Deputy chief of the Main Political Directorate
Dmitriy A. of the Soviet Army and Navy. Longtime
spokesman on military-political issues, appears
frequently on television/radio program I Serve
the Soviet Union.
Volskiy, Victor V. Director of Latin America Institute of the
Academy of Sciences, president of Soviet
Association for Friendship and Cultural
Cooperation With Latin American Countries.
Writes on Latin America.
Voronov, Yuriy P. Head of CPSU Central Committee Culture
Department. Apparent reform supporter.
Vorontsov, Yuliy
Vosnesenskiy, Andrey
Vtorov, A.
USSR first deputy foreign minister and current
head of Soviet delegation to the U.S.-Soviet
NST talks in Geneva.
Writer who, with Yevtushenko, has been
pushing cultural thaw. Led campaign to
rehabilitate Pasternak.
Apparent pseudonym for Soviet official with
policy responsibility for West Europe. Author
of several comprehensive articles in 1984 on
Soviet-French relations and on European
security and Stockholm CDE.
Yakovlev, Yegor Chief editor of Moscow News. Has
transformed that weekly into strong advocate
of reform and has engaged in glasnost to
extreme extent.
Yanovskiy, Rudolf G. Rector of CPSU Central Committee Academy
of Social Sciences.
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Yefimov, Nikolay
Yevtushenko, Yevgeniy
First deputy chief editor of Izvestiya. Appears
frequently on domestic radio, comments on
wide variety of international issues.
Well-known Soviet poet who has assumed
leading position in pressing for cultural thaw
and discussion of sore points in Soviet history.
Zagladin, Vadim V. First deputy chief of the CPSU Central
Committee International Department, sec-
retary of the Foreign Affairs Commission of
the Soviet of the Union of the USSR Supreme
Soviet, CPSU Central Committee member.
Important spokesman, prolific and informative.
Comments on foreign policy, ideology, and
international communism.
Zalygin, Sergey P. New editor of Novyy Mir. Advocate of reform
in economics and liberalization in culture. Has
written much about the New Economic Policy.
One of the leaders of the antiriver diversion
campaign, a controversial environmental issue.
Zamyatin, Leonid M. Ambassador to Great Britain; former chief of
the CPSU Central Committee International
Information Department.
Zaslavskaya, Tatyana I. Head of the Department for Social Problems of
Labor and Social Planning of Labor Resources
at the Novosibirsk Institute of Economics and
Organization of Industrial Production. New
president of the Soviet Sociological Asso-
ciation. Areform economist whose ideas are
widely publicized and appear to influence
Gorbachev.
Zhukov, Yuriy Pravda political observer on world affairs,
former chairman of the Soviet Committee for
the Defense of Peace.
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Zhurkin, Vitaliy V. Deputy director of USA and Canada Institute.
Worth watching, although not prolific or of
consistent value.
Zorin, Valentin
Senior radio and television political observer,
specialist on United States. Moderator for
Studio 9 TV show, a host on TV program The
World Today, irregularly appears as com-
mentator on TV news program Vremya.
Zubkov, Georgiy Television political observer, covers a variety of
international topics. A host on TV program
The World Today, irregularly appears as
commentator on TV news program Vremya.
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