Description
Diaries, writings, correspondence, printed matter, and photographs relating to the status of civil liberties and to political
prisoners in the Soviet Union and in post-Soviet Russia.
Background
Elena Sannikova (born 1959), is a Soviet and Russian human rights activist and political writer. In 1981 she participated
in the Initiative Group for Disability Rights, and worked with the Fund to Aid Political Prisoners (Solzhenitsyn Fund). Elena
Sannikova was arrested in 1984 by KGB and charged with anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. She was sentenced to one-year
in prison and four years in internal exile in Siberia. She returned to Moscow in 1987 and continued her human rights activities.
Extent
15 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(7.8 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.