TAKE ALL--Gorbachev Urals Visit

This document is a TASS International Service press report dated April 26, 1990, detailing the visit of Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the USSR and General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, to Sverdlovsk in the Urals. The report focuses on Gorbachev's engagement with the labor collective at the Uralmash plant. During his visit, Gorbachev held a lengthy meeting with workers, engineering staff, and party representatives to address the socioeconomic situation in the country. Due to the high volume of attendees, the discussion was broadcast to the works square. Gorbachev acknowledged the concerns of the workers regarding the distortions and strains in the region's development, noting that while the Urals possessed significant scientific and industrial potential, there were pressing issues regarding ecology and social tension. He framed the visit as occurring during a critical stage of economic reform, admitting that while some new management approaches had succeeded, others had resulted in miscalculations. The report serves as a record of the political discourse between the Soviet leadership and the industrial workforce during a period of significant historical transition.