Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Sannikova, Elena
- Abstract:
- Diaries, writings, correspondence, printed matter, and photographs relating to the status of civil liberties and to political prisoners in the Soviet Union and in post-Soviet Russia.
- Extent:
- 16 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (8.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In Russian and English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Elena Sannikova Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains diaries, writings, correspondence, reports, legal papers, studies, articles, notes, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating to the status of civil liberties and to political prisoners in the Soviet Union and in post-Soviet Russia.
- Biographical / historical:
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Elena Sannikova (born 1959), is a Soviet and Russian human rights activist and political writer. In 1981 she participated in the Initiative Group for Disability Rights, and worked with the Fund to Aid Political Prisoners (Solzhenitsyn Fund). Elena Sannikova was arrested in 1984 by KGB and charged with anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. She was sentenced to one-year in prison and four years in internal exile in Siberia. She returned to Moscow in 1987 and continued her human rights activities.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized into seven series: Correspondence, Writings, Subject File, Individual Files, Independent press publications and "Samizdat," Oversize Material, and Photographs.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Elena Sannikova Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563