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Title: Irina Korsunsky papers
Date (inclusive): 1970-2008
Collection Number: 2019C11
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, clippings, and photographs, relating to civil liberties in the Soviet Union.
Creator:
Korsunsky, Irinia, 1935-
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.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2018.
[Identification of item], Irina Korsunsky Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Soviet dissident; subsequently emigre in the United States.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Dissenters -- Soviet Union
Civil rights -- Soviet Union