Daily News / A Chronicle of the day №20-1990 28th Congress of the CPSU. Measure of responsibility (1990)

Delegates to the 28th Congress of the CPSU walk through the Kremlin grounds to the Kremlin Palace of Congresses – general. M.S. Gorbachev, N.I. Ryzhkov and E.K. Ligachev walk with delegates through the foyer of the KDS – general, cf.

Video recording engineer at the monitor console – short, cf.

Image of the KDS hall and congress delegates on the monitor screen – cf.

Delegate Kalyuta makes a motion to elect M.S. Gorbachev as General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee (synchronously) – cf.

Delegates applaud – general.

Delegates Kalyuta, Rybakov and Ismailov, on behalf of voters, speak out against combining the posts of President and General Secretary (synchronously) – cf.

Delegate Bolotovsky speaks from the microphone in the hall (synchronously) with a proposal to nominate T.G. Avaliani, secretary of the Kiselevsky city party committee, for the post of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.

Delegate Frolov makes a statement that he sees no alternative to the candidacy of M.S. Gorbachev (synchronously) – Wed.

From the microphone in the hall, the USSR Minister of Culture N.N. Gubenko and delegate Akimkina ask a question to the candidate for the post of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee T.G. Avaliani (synchronously) – Wed. T.G. Avaliani answers questions (synchronously) – Wed, cr.

Close-ups of the faces of the listening delegates. V.V. Bakatin, nominated as a candidate for the post of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, withdraws his candidacy (synchronously) – Wed. M.S. Gorbachev makes a preliminary speech (synchronously) – Wed, cr.

Delegate Slobodkin asks questions to M.S. Gorbachev (synchronously) – Wed. M.S. Gorbachev answers (synchronously) – Wed.

Candidate for the post of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Stolyarov asks to withdraw his candidacy (synchronously) – kr.

Delegates listen – Wed, kr.

Continuation of the speech of the candidate for the post of General Secretary Stolyarov (synchronously) - kr.

Candidates for the post of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee E.A. Shevardnadze and A.N. Yakovlev speak (synchronously) - withdraw their candidacies.

Delegates put ballots in the ballot box - Wed, kr.

Chairman of the counting commission Tutevol announces the results of the voting (synchronously) - Wed.

Delegates applaud - Wed.

General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee M.S. Gorbachev speaks, proposes electing V.A. Ivashko, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, as Deputy General Secretary (synchronously).

Delegate Dudyrev, from the microphone in the hall, proposes his candidacy for the post of Deputy General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee (synchronously) - Wed.

Candidate for Deputy General Secretary Dudyrev speaks from the rostrum, tells his biography, outlines his program (synchronously) - Wed, kr.

Candidate for the post of Deputy General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee V.A. Ivashko delivers his program (synchronously) – Wed, kr.

Delegates listening – various.

Candidate for the post of Deputy General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee E.K. Ligachev is on the rostrum – Wed.

Delegate A.A. Sobchak asks E.K. Ligachev a question about the events in Tbilisi and whether the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee is involved in them (synchronously) – Wed, kr. E.K. Ligachev answers A.A. Sobchak’s question (synchronously) – Wed, kr.

Operator at the monitor console – Wed, Poland. B.K. Pugo, elected Chairman of the Central Control Commission, is on the rostrum – Wed.