Contains fairly detailed notes on Gareth Jones's journey to Russia, his lengthy conversations with the crew, mainly on Communism and capitalism, life in Russia and conversations with Russian people, mainly at Leningrad and Moscow, on religion, the economy, social life etc. Includes comments on the impact of the Holodomor on the Ukraine.

Describes his experiences in USSR - his travels, the people whom he meets and their comments and observations, economic problems and the chronic unemployment and the onset of famine. This is diary 2 of 3 detailing the famine in Ukraine. See also B1/15 and B1/13.