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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

    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 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