Description
Photocopies of, transcripts of, transcripts of extracts from, and summaries of, official internal documents of the Communist
International. Includes copies of documents from records of various national Communist parties; sound recordings of interviews
with associated individuals; and notes and printed matter relating to the Communist International.
Background
Russian archivist and historian Fridrikh I. Firsov is a former Comintern specialist at the Central Party Archive, former
department manager of the Russian Center for the Preservation and Study of Documents of Most Recent History in Moscow, and
writer. He is best known for writing Secret Cables of the Comintern, The Secret World of American Communism, 34 goda v Institute marksizma-leninizma : Vospominaniia istorika, Kommunisty protiv fashizma i voiny: k 40-letiiiu VII kongressa Kominterna , as well as many articles on the history of the Communist International.
Extent
60 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(26.0 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.