Register of the Mikhail Mikhailovich Krasil'nikov papers
Finding aid prepared by Jill Golden
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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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
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 2000.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mikhail Mikhailovich Krasil'nikov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Biographical Note
| 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
Personal File
1948-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes identification documents, school and medical evaluations, photographs of Krasil'nikov and members of his circle,
arrest records and notebooks from his imprisonment in the gulag. A career file also includes tourism articles written by the
author as well as concert and exhibition programs.
box 1, folder 1
Education records
1948-1961
box 1, folder 2
Identification documents
1951-1969
box 1, folder 3-4
Notebooks
1951-1960
Scope and Contents note
Includes notebooks kept during his imprisonment
box 1, folder 6
Medical and work records
1953-1987
box 1, folder 7
Arrest and imprisonment file
1957-1960
Scope and Contents note
Includes search warrants, correspondence with the prosecutor and release records
box 1, folder 8
Clippings
1957
Scope and Contents note
Contains articles from camp newspaper,
Za otlichnyi trud
box 1, folder 9
Tour guide career file
circa 1960s-1980s
Scope and Contents note
Includes tourism articles written by Krasil'nikov
box 1, folder 10
Programs
circa 1960s-1980s
Scope and Contents note
Includes concert and exhibition programs in Riga and elsewhere
Correspondence
1957-1979
Scope and Contents note
Contains letters of a personal nature, primarily those received by Krasil'nikov while in prison. Arranged alphabetically by
name of the correspondent.
box 1, folder 12
Katerinich, Valentina
1957-1960
box 1, folder 13
Krasil'nikov family
1957-1960
box 1, folder 13
Krivoshein, Igor Aleksandrovich
1961-1965
box 1, folder 13
Kuple, Sergei and Natal'ia
1958
box 1, folder 14
Losev, Lev (Lev Lifshits)
1957
box 1, folder 14
Mikhailov, Iurii and Alla
1957
box 1, folder 14
Polovnikov, Boris Grigor'evich
1957
box 2, folder 1
Riabinina, Kira
1957-1961
box 2, folder 3
Ufliand, Vladimir
circa 1950s-1960s
box 2, folder 3
Vinogradov, Leonid and Natal'ia
1957-1958
box 2, folder 4
Unattributed
1958-1979
Scope and Contents note
Arranged by year
Writings
1957-1963
Scope and Contents note
Consists of poems written by Krasil'nikov. Arranged chronologically.
Writings by Others
1952-1981
Scope and Contents note
Contains manuscripts and typescripts by other authors in Krasil'nikov's circle. The bulk of the series consists of poems by
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Kondratov. This series also includes samizdat materials and newspaper articles on Russian literature
clipped by Krasil'nikov. Arranged alphabetically by author.
box 2, folder 6
Chertkov, L.,
Nerastankino, typescript
1958-1962
box 2, folder 6
Eremin, Mikhail, [poems], typescript
undated
Goliavkin, A., short stories
undated
Kondratov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, poems
1952-1981
box 2, folder 7
I t.d., transcript
1959-1976
box 2, folder 8
Kashchei: roman v stikhakh
1975
box 2, folder 8
Komy na Rusi zhit' khorosho?
undated
box 2, folder 9
Liricheskii dnevnik
1952-1967
box 2, folder 9
Ob etom bestiarii
undated
box 3, folder 3
Stikhi tekh let, typescript
undated
box 3, folder 4
Tam za stenoi, typescript
1952-1958
box 3, folder 5
Miscellaneous poems
undated
box 3, folder 5
School notebook
1956 February 20 - 1956 June 6
box 3, folder 5
Chto zhe takoe ioga?
Nauka i religiiaarticle
1975
box 3, folder 6
Kuple, Sergei, poems
undated
box 3, folder 7
Lesopravskii, Iurii,
Sosny rastut v zone
circa 1965
box 3, folder 8
Mikhailov, Iurii, notebook
circa 1950s-1960s
box 3, folder 9
Ufliand, Vladimir
undated
box 3, folder 9
Unattributed miscellaneous poems
undated
box 3, folder 10
Samizdat
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescripts of Joseph Brodsky, Viacheslav Ivanov, Osip Mandel'shtam, Boris Pasternak, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Nikolai
Zabolotskii
box 3, folder 11
Clippings on Russian literature
1950s-1980s and undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes articles on Russian literature
