Anna Abramovna Stepanova papers, 1936-1986

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Summary

Creators:
Stepanova, Anna Abramovna, 1910-1987 and KollontaÄ­, A. (Aleksandra), 1872-1952
Abstract:
Photographs, clippings and certificates, relating to a women's automobile race in honor of the 1936 Soviet constitution. Includes photographs of Soviet officials and autographed portrait of Aleksandra Kollontai.
Extent:
1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Anna Abramovna Stepanova papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Soviet feminism and the Soviet propaganda system. Stepanova participated in a 10,000–kilometer Women's Auto Race in honor of Stalin's constitution in 1936; the race is documented in a number of photographs and associated materials. In other photographs, she and her husband, Aleksandr Vasil'evich Stepanov (1906–65), are shown with I. G. Bolshakov, the Soviet minister of cinematography from 1946 to 1953, S. A. Lozovskii, head of the Sovinformbiuro (the official news and propaganda agency of the Soviet government, formed during the Second World War), as well as Soviet military leaders Marshals V. D. Sokolovskii and S. M. Budennyi. Another highlight of the collection is an autographed photographic print from Alexandra Kollontai, a Bolshevik feminist and ambassador to Mexico and Sweden, to Stepanova.

Biographical / historical:

Anna Abramovna Stepanova (Faikina) (1910–87) was a Soviet journalist.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2013.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Anna Abramovna Stepanova papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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