ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ГРОМАДСЬКИХ ПОВІДОМЛЕНЬ У КДБ УРСР ПЕРШОЇ ПОЛОВИНИ 80-Х РР. ХХ СТ.

Abstract

The following scholarly exposition aims to comprehensively elucidate and provide a thorough examination of the numerical abundance, multifarious content, and unique defining characteristics that are intrinsic to both the reports authored by individuals and the anonymized submissions forwarded by the citizens of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) to the state security authorities. Moreover, it seeks to delve into the intricate web of legal consequences that invariably followed such submissions. This empirical exploration is underpinned by a meticulous factographic approach, which is grounded in the scrupulous analysis and systematic processing of hitherto undisclosed and highly consequential archival materials originating from the State Security Committee (KGB) of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. These archival materials came into the possession of this academic undertaking during the inaugural half of the 1980s, a temporal epoch, herein referred to as the "Andropov" era, which is distinguished by its relatively uncharted and ephemeral nature. This "Andropov" era stands as a critical precursor to the advent of the "perebydova" era, which constitutes the ultimate and culminating phase in the intricate and protracted narrative of the Soviet Union's organic disintegration.