Fall of communism oral histories with Polish and European leaders, 1990-2006

Summary

Creators:

Jaruzelski, W. (Wojciech), Kiszczak, Czesław, Urban, Jerzy, 1933-, Glemp, Józef, Rakowski, Mieczysław F., Mazowiecki, Tadeusz, Bartoszewski, Władysław, Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022, I︠A︡kovlev, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1923-2005, Grachev, A. S. (Andreĭ Serafimovich), 1941-, and Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, Baron, 1919-2018

Abstract:

Oral history interviews with key Polish and other European leaders on the fall of communism. Videotaped interviews with General Wojciech Jaruzelski, General Czesław Kiszczak, Jerzy Urban, Cardinal Józef Glemp, Mieczysław Rakowski, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Władysław Bartoszewski, Mikhail Gorbachev, Alexander Yakovlev, Andrei Grachev, Lord Carrington, Timothy Garton Ash, Roland Dumas, and Helmut Schmidt.

Extent:

1 manuscript box, 5 audiovisual boxes (3.26 Linear Feet)

Language:

In English, French, German, Polish, and Russian

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fall of communism oral histories with Polish and European leaders, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes oral history interviews with key Polish and other European leaders on the fall of communism. It features videotaped interviews with General Wojciech Jaruzelski, General Czesław Kiszczak, Jerzy Urban, Cardinal Józef Glemp, Mieczysław Rakowski, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Władysław Bartoszewski, Mikhail Gorbachev, Alexander Yakovlev, Andrei Grachev, Lord Carrington, Timothy Garton Ash, Roland Dumas, and Helmut Schmidt. Also includes correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

The speakers include religious leaders, political leaders, and historians from Poland, Great Britain, Germany, and Russia.

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2024.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Communism -- History
Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern
Post-communism -- Soviet Union
Post-communism -- Poland
Oral histories
Interviews
Video recordings
Personal correspondence

Places:

Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-

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], Fall of communism oral histories with Polish and European leaders, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US

Contact:

(650) 723-3563

hooverarchives@stanford.edu

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