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Title: Mikhail Mikhailovich Krasil'nikov papers
Date (inclusive): 1948-1996
Collection Number: 2000C29
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Poems and other writings, correspondence, identification and legal documents, diaries, printed matter, and photographs relating
to political dissent in the Soviet Union, conditions in forced labor camps, Russian literature, and Russian-Latvian cultural
relations.
Creator:
Krasil'nikov, Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich, 1933-1996
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2000.
[Identification of item], Mikhail Mikhailovich Krasil'nikov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
| 1933 | Born, Orsha, Belarus (Soviet Union) |
| 1948 | Moved with family to Riga |
| 1951 | Entered Leningrad State University |
| 1956 | Arrested and convicted for anti-Soviet activities after participating in a Leningrad demonstration |
| 1957-1960 | Prisoner, gulag camp in Mordoviia |
| 1960 | Released from camp. Returned to Riga, Latvia |
| 1960-1996 | Worked as a tour guide and writer in Riga, Latvia |
| 1996 | Died, Riga, Latvia |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers document the life of the poet from his university days to his death in 1996. Much of the collection relates to
Krasil'nikov's arrest for anti-Soviet political activities and his imprisonment in the gulag from 1957 to 1960. Arrest records,
notebooks, diaries, photographs and correspondence cover this period of Krasil'nikov's life and are included in the
Personal File.
The
Correspondence File consists of personal letters received by Krasil'nikov. During his time in the gulag, Krasil'nikov corresponded with family
and other writers from his circle, such as Mikhail Eremin, Vladimir Ufliand and Leonid Vinogradov.
The bulk of the collection, which is included in the
Writings and
Writings by Others series, consists of poetry from the 1950s-1970s by Krasil'nikov and other authors, particularly Aleksandr Mikhailovich Kondratov
and Vladimir Ufliand. The Writings by Others series also includes samizdat and newspaper articles on Russian and Soviet literature
collected by Krasil'nikov.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russian literature
Dissenters -- Soviet Union
Political prisoners -- Soviet Union
Civil rights -- Soviet Union
Russia (Federation) -- Civilization
Latvia -- Civilization
Forced labor