“…The analysts' files show the diversity of sources of information and the individual interests of analysts, all of which enriched the Radio's perceptions of Easte Europe and the U.S.S.R. …”

“…This series, which is part of the Samizdat Archives (SA) backlog, contains files of unpublished Samizdat documents with personal names as titles. The individual whose name is the title could be either the author of the document(s) or somebody the document(s) relate(s) to. …”

“…The topics covered include: state-opposition relations, political activities of the Solidarity movement and independent political groups; political trials and cases of state repression (with individual files on the persecuted); the independent press and cultural life, the Catholic Church, the Chernobyl disaster; economic reform; human rights and the Helsinki Committee in Poland; the youth movement; the situation in different countries of the Communist bloc; the 1989 Round Table and elections in Poland. …”

“…The documents in this series give information on a great variety of topics relating to Hungary, from the communist party to prison conditions, from military issues to defectors, from economic problems to the reception of and reaction to the RFE broadcasts. Some of the individual documents were duplicated and interfiled within the Subject Files and the Biographical Files, respectively.…”

“…The three types of biographical series, together with the biographic sections of the Subject Card Files, contain invaluable information on thousands of individuals playing major or less important roles in Hungary's political, economic, and cultural life. …”

“…Apart from those mentioned above other documents worth mentioning include: individual testimonies of state repression, including files from court cases; leaked official documents publicized by the democratic opposition, including the classified censorship guidelines that served as the documentary basis of the Black Book of Censorship (New York: Vintage Books, 1984); and letters to Radio Free Europe regarding the image of the various dissident groups as disseminated by RFE. …”

“…The biographical files, together with the biographic sections of the Subject Card Files, contain invaluable information on thousands of individuals playing major or less important roles in Poland's political, economic, and cultural life. …”

“…These include statements of protest by groups and individuals, discussions and analyses of the Soviet political and economic system, reports on the anti-constitutional actions of the Soviet authorities. …”