Nezavisimost' records, 1988-2001

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Summary

Creators:
Nezavisimost'
Abstract:
Internal circulated material, protocols, correspondence, flyers, serial issues, and printed matter relating to the labor movement in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia.
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes (1.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Nezavisimost' records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Nezavisimost' records consist of internal circulated material, protocols, correspondence, flyers, serial issues, and other printed matter relating to the labor movement in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. The collection also includes information on workers' protests in the early 1990s, including the Poliustrovo strike in 1991.

The original folder titles given by the creator have been maintained. Within individual folders, materials have been kept in their original order as accumulated by the creator. File 33 ("Kak sozdat' profsoiuz "Nezavisimost'" na predpriiatii") and File 38 ("Kharman, K., "Rossiia: kak revoliutsiia byla proigrana") were not received.

Biographical / historical:

Nezavisimost' was one of the first independent trade unions in the Soviet Union that emphasized workers' control over wages and factory administration.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2008.
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], Nezavisimost' records, [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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