Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Korsunsky, Irinia, 1935-
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, clippings, and photographs, relating to civil liberties in the Soviet Union.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box (0.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Russian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Irina Korsunsky Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Irina Korsunsky papers contain correspondence, clippings, and photographs related to civil liberties in the Soviet Union.
Irina Korsunky (also known as Irina Korsunasky) was active in the dissident movement. She wrote letters to political prisoners, sent them food and books, and accommodated them in her Moscow apartment as they traveled home from exile. She would also house family members of prisoners who came to visit those in camps. Korsunky was interrogated several times by the KGB officers. In 1981, Korsunsky and her family were forced to emigrate. They settled in the United States.
- Biographical / historical:
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Soviet dissident; subsequently emigre in the United States.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
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], Irina Korsunsky 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