Moscow. June 1990. Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Delegates to the conference room, the lobby, the presidium. Speakers: Mikhail Gorbachev, Vladimir Lysenko, VA Tyulkin, BV Gidaspov, AM Makashov G. Sklar, AG Melnikov, N. Prokopiev, V. Smirnov, DN Kugultinov, IK Polozkov, O. Latsis. Among those present: Dmitry Yazov, E. Ligachev Nishanov R., A. Lukyanov, Eduard Shevardnadze.