Register of the Dmitrii Antonovich Volkogonov papers

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Title: Dmitrii Antonovich Volkogonov papers

Date (inclusive): 1917-1995

Collection Number: 2001C105

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Russian

Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes (20 microfilm reels) (0.8 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Writings, correspondence, and collected research materials, relating to the history of the Soviet Union. Finding aid to the microfilm reels available from the Library of Congress Manuscript Division: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009065

Creator: Volkogonov, D. A. (Dmitriĭ Antonovich)

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 2001.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Dmitrii Antonovich Volkogonov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Originals in: Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Washington, D.C.

Biographical/Historical Note

Soviet historian and director of the Institute of Military History, Volkogonov had unfettered access to Soviet archives, on which he based his biographies of Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin. Volkogonov was also a member of the advisory board of the Hoover Institution project in Moscow to microfilm portions of the Archives of the Soviet Communist Party and Soviet State.

Scope and Content of Collection

Writings, correspondence, and collected research materials, relating to the history of the Soviet Union. Finding aid to the microfilm reels available from the Library of Congress Manuscript Division: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009065

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Soviet Union -- History

Finding aid to the microfilm reels available from the Library of Congress Manuscript Division: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009065

box 1

Reels 1-10

box 2

Reels 11-20