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Title: Leonard Bertram Schapiro papers
Date (inclusive): 1928-1984
Collection Number: 87034
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
24 manuscript boxes, 2 envelopes
(10.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, radio broadcasts, correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed matter relating to Russian history
and literature during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and to the development of the Soviet political system.
Creator:
Schapiro, Leonard, 1908-1983
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 1987.
[Identification of item], Leonard Bertram Schapiro papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Leonard Bertram Naman Schapiro (1908-1983) was a British academic and scholar of Russian politics. He taught for many years
at the London School of Economics, where he was Professor of Political Science with Special Reference to Russian Studies.
Schapiro's most famous book was
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union, first published in 1960 with a revised and expanded edition in 1970. He was chairman of the Institute for the Study of Conflict
in 1970. He wrote many books and articles about communism, particularly in the context of the Soviet Union.
Schapiro also translated into English novels by Ivan Turgenev.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers document the career of British academic and scholar of Russian politics Leonard Bertram Schapiro. Materials include
speeches and writings, radio broadcasts, correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed matter relating to Russian history
and literature during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and to the development of the Soviet political system.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russian literature
Russia -- History
Soviet Union -- Politics and government