“…The records offer a broad insight into the postwar history of Poland. They focus on issues of topical interest: domestic and foreign politics, security, opposition to the regime and exile, economy and trade, culture, the environment, and the Churches. …”

“…The records of the Bulgarian Unit provide resources for the study of history of Bulgarian political and cultural life, economics, religions, media and social issues during the Cold War period. …”

“…Extensive information is related especially to Agriculture, Armed forces (Warsaw Pact, NATO, Soviet occupation, Disarmament), Czechoslovak Communist Party (history, February 1948, COMINFORM, Spring 1968, Congresses, Party statutes, Central Committee, Purges, etc.), Culture (Organizations, Film, Literature, Music, Theater, Criticism), Economy (COMECON, Cooperation with socialist and non-socialist countries), Exile ( Refugees and Emigrants, Literature and Newspapers, RFE and Western Stations), Foreign Relations ( foreign visitors, Czechoslovak diplomatic services),…”

“…The documents offer a broad insight into the postwar history of Hungary. They focus on issues of topical interest: domestic and foreign politics, security, opposition to the regime and exile, economy and trade, culture, environment. …”

“…Samizdat and RFE/RL as the most effective of its propagandists played a very significant role in the development of Soviet society and in the history of the human rights movement. Considering that the Soviet authorities did their utmost to shut down independent voices, the RFE/RL collection of Samizdat documents sheds light on an otherwise hidden part of Soviet history through years from Zastoi to the Perestroika period. …”

“…Two series of this subfonds are of outstanding interest: the Records Relating to Romanian Opposition and Protest Movement offer an encompassing and detailed overview on the history of the Romanian anticommunist opposition, dissent and dissenters; the RFE Confidential Reports on Romania consists of confidential reports from (often) anonymized, but usually reliable sources on various Romanian issues. …”

“…The files on the 1956 Revolution are of outstanding interest: in the Hungarian and English language Subject Files there are useful cross-references documenting this crucial event of the contemporary Hungarian history. Originating from unofficial and non-public but usually reliable sources (interviews with refugees, escapees, and dissidents), the Information Items also have a special value among the records. …”

“…The documents cover several topics, for example, Soviet history and contain materials on the Soviet army, navy, military forces, official reports on Communist Party Congresses, documents on religion (mainly Islam), demography-related materials (e.g., data from censuses). …”

“…Of particular interest are records reflecting crucial events in the Soviet history, such as the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, the Afghanistan war, the human rights movement, public debates of the Perestroika period, and various aspects of the Soviet foreign policy. …”

“….; also there are daily reports on the Soviet issues that cover the broader territory than the Baltic Republics themselves; - Baltic history concerning their incorporation into the USSR after the Soviet -German Treaty (articles in press and press releases about the demonstrations against this treaty); - Independence movement - the proclamations and other documents of the Latvian People’s Front, Forum, press releases concerning the Baltic demonstrations, the electoral activities and their results; - international affairs (the activity of the Baltic émigré organizations abroad as the World Federation of Free Latvians, international responses to the Communist rule in the Baltic states, materials of Conferences on Baltic Issues in Scandinavia in which Dzintra Bungs took part); - Russian minority in the newly independent states (press). …”

“…There were cases in the radio history of RL/RFE when its employees turned out to be agents of security services. …”