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Title: Rostislav Evdokimov papers
Date (inclusive): 1920-2000
Collection Number: 99041
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
9 manuscript boxes
(3.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, memoranda, newspaper issues, election campaign literature, other printed matter, photographs, and
video tapes, relating to activities of the Narodno-Trudovoĭ Soiuz and other anti-communist and labor organizations in the
Soviet Union, and to political conditions in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, and the city of Saint Petersburg
Creator:
Evdokimov, Rostislav, 1950-2011
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1999.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Rostislav Evdokimov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
29 November 1950 |
Born, Leningrad, Soviet Union (Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
1968 |
Admitted to the Leningrad State University, first to the Faculty of Physics, then the Faculty of History |
1971 |
Joined the Narodno-trudovoĭ soiuz (People's Labor Union) |
1972 |
Expelled from the university |
1972-1982 |
Worked on geological and geophysical expeditions in Soviet Union |
1979 |
Joined the SMOT-Svobodnoe mezhprofessional'noe ob'edinenie trudiashchikhsia (Free Inter- professional Trade Union) |
1980-1981 |
Co-editor of the underground newsletter
SMOT
|
1982 |
Member of the French and Swedish PEN (Poets, Essayists, and Novelists) Club |
1982-1983 |
Arrested for campaigning for free trade unions in the Soviet Union, sentenced to 5 years in Perm labor camp |
1986 |
Author,
Stikhi
|
1987 |
Granted amnesty, returned to Leningrad |
1987 |
Founder and leader of the Leningrad group of the International Society for Human Rights |
1988 |
Reinstated in the faculty of history at Leningrad State University (graduated in 1992) |
1988-1991 |
Editor in Chief,
Petropolis
|
1991-1994 |
Council member of the NTS, member of the editorial board of
Posev
|
1994 |
Member of the Russian PEN Club |
1995 |
Author,
Liudskie poteri SSSR v period vtoroi mirovoi voiny
|
2000 |
Author,
Posle molchaniia
|
Scope and Content of Collection
The Rostislav Evdokimov papers relate to activities of the Narodno-Trudovoĭ Soiuz (NTS) and other anticommunist and labor
organizations in the Soviet Union, as well as political conditions in the Soviet Union, post-Soviet Russia, and the city of
Saint Petersburg. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, memoranda, newspaper issues, election campaign literature,
printed matter, photographs, and video tapes.
The bulk of the collection dates from 1987 through 2000, after Evdokimov, a writer and social activist, was released from
labor camp. He took on leadership roles in the International Society for Human Rights and St. Petersburg branch of the NTS,
as well as being an active member of the Editorial board of the NTS publication
Posev.
The collection consists of six series, each presenting different aspects of Evdokimov's activities. The
Narodno-trudovoĭ Soiuz (NTS) Saint-Petersburg branch materials and the
Election campaigns file record Evdokimov's activities as a leader of the Saint-Petersburg political group and his participation in local elections.
While working on his writings, Evdokimov collected material reflecting his interests in the social, politica,l and economic
situation in the Soviet Union, post-Soviet Russia, and former Soviet republics. This material in the
Subject file, became a foundation for his published political books and articles found in the
Writings. The
Printed matter and
Video recordings series contain additional documents reflecting NTS activities and political events.
Related Materials
SMOT (Svobodnoe mezhprofessional'noe ob'edinenie trudiashchikhsia) records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boris V. Prianishnikov papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Narodno-trudovoĭ soiuz samizdat collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Constantin W. Boldyreff papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Oleg Nikolaevich Moskvin papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Video tapes
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991
Dissenters -- Soviet Union
Political prisoners -- Soviet Union
Labor movement -- Soviet Union
Anti-communist movements -- Soviet Union
Narodno-trudovoĭ soi͡uz