Alexander Gribanov papers, 1960-2019

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Creators:: Gribanov, Alexander
Abstract:: Alexander Gribanov (Aleksandr Borisovich Gribanov); Soviet-era dissident activist. The Alexander Gribanov papers (1960s-2010s) includes correspondence and interviews with fellow Soviet dissidents documenting their activities, primarily as they relate to the Chronicle of Current Events.
Extent:: 7 manuscript boxes, 1 motion picture film reel, digital media (2.7 Linear Feet)
Language:: In Russian and English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Alexander Gribanov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: The collection includes correspondence and interviews with fellow Soviet dissidents documenting their activities, primarily as they relate to the Chronicle of Current Events. Materials relate to political dissident movements and the human rights movement in the USSR.
Biographical / historical:: Alexander Gribanov (Aleksandr Borisovich Gribanov); philologist specializing in medieval Spanish literature, and translator and commentator of texts from Spanish into Russian. Soviet-era dissident activist and literary editor of the Chronicle of Current Events, 1975-1980. Immigrated to the United States in 1987. Archivist at the Andrei Sakharov Archive, Brandeis University, 1994-2004. Co-editor of The KGB File of Andrei Sakharov, Yale University Press, 2005.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Dissenters -- Soviet Union
Civil rights -- Soviet Union
Human rights -- Soviet Union
Personal correspondence
Interviews

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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.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Alexander Gribanov papers, [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