Overview of the Boris Sokoloff photographs

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Title: Boris Sokoloff photographs
Date (inclusive): 1918-1920
Collection Number: 81025
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 album box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Depicts scenes of daily life in Russia, primarily in Petrograd, during the Russian Revolution, including scenes of economic production under war communism, destroyed buildings, Soviet leaders and delegates to the Communist International, and examples of Soviet art. Includes holograph commentary in French.
Creator: Sokoloff, Boris, 1889-1979
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Boris Sokoloff photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

Depicts scenes of daily life in Russia, primarily in Petrograd, during the Russian Revolution, including scenes of economic production under war communism, destroyed buildings, Soviet leaders and delegates to the Communist International, and examples of Soviet art. Includes holograph commentary in French.

Digitized Content

Content from this collection has been digitized and is available via the Hoover Institution Library & Archives Digital Collections portal .

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Soviet Union -- Pictorial works
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Pictorial works
Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Pictorial works

album fA, online digital

Photograph album circa 1920

Scope and Contents

Album of photographic prints that depict scenes of daily life in Russia, primarily in Petrograd, during the Russian Revolution. Includes scenes of economic production under war communism, destroyed buildings, Soviet leaders and delegates to the Communist International, and examples of Soviet art. Includes holograph commentary in French.