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Zhabinskii (Vl.) papers
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  • Title: Vl. Zhabinskii papers
    Date (inclusive): 1944-1995
    Collection Number: 2005C17
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In Russian and English
    Physical Description: 31 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 1 phonorecord (13.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Radio broadcast scripts and sound recordings, fictional writings, memoranda, notes, correspondence, and printed matter relating to Radio Liberty broadcasting to the Soviet Union, and to Russian literature.
    Creator: Zhabinskiĭ, Vl (Vladimir), 1914-1996
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2005.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Vl. Zhabinskii papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Vladimir Zhabinskii was a Russian émigré in the United States; Radio Liberty broadcast editor and commentator, and novelist writing under the pseudonyms Vladimir IUrasov and V. Rudol'f.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Zhabinskii was a Radio Liberty broadcast editor and commentator, and historian with a subject specialty in the twentieth-century Soviet Union. The bulk of the materials relate to his work for Radio Liberty and include radio broadcast scripts and sound recordings, memoranda, notes, correspondence, and printed matter relating to Radio Liberty broadcasting to the Soviet Union, and to Russian literature. Zhabinskii's writings include both non-fiction and fiction works, such as articles, short stories, and novels.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Russian literature
    Russians -- United States
    Audiotapes
    Radio broadcasting -- Soviet Union
    Radio Liberty