Description
Alexander Gribanov (Aleksandr Borisovich Gribanov); Soviet-era dissident activist. The Alexander Gribanov papers (1960s-2010s)
includes correspondence and interviews with fellow Soviet dissidents documenting their activities, primarily as they relate
to the Chronicle of Current Events.
Background
Alexander Gribanov (Aleksandr Borisovich Gribanov); philologist specializing in medieval Spanish literature, and translator
and commentator of texts from Spanish into Russian. Soviet-era dissident activist and literary editor of the Chronicle of
Current Events, 1975-1980. Immigrated to the United States in 1987. Archivist at the Andrei Sakharov Archive, Brandeis University,
1994-2004. Co-editor of The KGB File of Andrei Sakharov, Yale University Press, 2005.
Extent
7 manuscript boxes, 1 motion picture film reel, digital media
(2.7 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.