Special issue dedicated to the opening of the 28th Congress of the CPSU.
Special issue. City of Moscow. Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Opening of the XXVIII Congress of the CPSU. Congress delegates in the hall, presidium. Speaking: Palm, Boldyrev, M. S. Gorbachev (synchronously). Among those present: N. I. Ryzhkov, A. I. Lukyanov, N. K. Polozkov, N. Nazarbayev.




The hall of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses.
General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee M.S. Gorbachev enters the presidium – cf.
The delegates applaud – general. M.S. Gorbachev opens the 28th Congress of the CPSU (synchronous) – cf.
The members of the presidium take their seats – cf.
Delegate Alaiba proposes to hear co-reports from the Democratic Party, the Marxist Platform, and the Leningrad Initiative Congress (synchronous) – cf.
Delegate Kanashevich, from the microphone in the hall, speaks in support of delegate Alaiba’s proposal (synchronous) – cf.
Delegate Palm, from the microphone, asks not to turn the congress into an analysis of contradictions (synchronous) – cf.
Delegate Boldyrev, from the microphone, asks to include in the agenda the question of the CPSU’s political responsibility to the people (synchronous) – cf.
The delegates in the hall and in the presidium listen and vote – cf.
Delegate Avdus asks to include the issue of a general party referendum in the congress agenda (synchronously) – cf. M.S. Gorbachev delivers a report (synchronously) – different plans.
The delegates listen and applaud – different plans.