Register of the Natalii︠a︡ Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina papers
Finding aid prepared by Lora Soroka
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Title: Natalii︠a︡ Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina papers
Date (inclusive): 1964-2018
Collection Number: 2019C48
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, digital media
(3.33 Linear Feet)
Physical Description:
37 digital files
(.001 Gigabytes)
Abstract: Relates to social conditions in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. Includes extensive correspondence from the Russian
social activist and political figure, I͡Ulii͡a Ginzburg, from the mid-1970s until the late 1990s. Many letters are addressed
to Natalia Pervukhina, her husband Erik Pervukhin, Professor of Art at Missouri State University, and Pervukhina's mother.
Includes letters from family and friends and letters, as well as a memoir, by Natalia Pervukhina with recollections about
her life in the United States
Creator:
Pervukhina, Natalia, 1943-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2018.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], I͡Ulii͡a Ginzburg correspondence, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Processing Information
Title changed from I͡Ulii͡a Ginzburg correspondence to Natalii͡a Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina papers in 2021 with the addition
of a significant increment of materials.
Biographical Note
Natalia Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina (b. 1943) is a Professor emerita at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Natalia Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina was born and raised in Moscow in a family of Soviet intelligentsia. She had lived in the Soviet
Union for more than thirty-five years. She graduated from the Moscow State University in 1967 with M.A. in English literature
and upon graduation worked in various capacities. Relatively early in her life she became critical of the Soviet regime and
its ideology. Her family emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1979.
After immigration to the United States, Natalia Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Russian from Bryn Mawr
College. Her dissertation grew into a book, Anton Chekhov: the Sense and the Nonsense (Legas, 1993).
She has taught at Bryn Mawr College (1980-1986), Middlebury summer school (1982-2000), and at the University of Illinois,
Urbana (1987-1994). Finally, she became Professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and taught there from 1994 through
2019.
Natalia Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina authored a book of memoirs about her life in Moscow, and numerous articles on Chekhov, Pushkin,
Solzhenitsyn, S. Zayaitsky, and M.Bulgakov in which she explored the connection between the author's narrative strategy and
his world-view in English, Russian, and French.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Natalia Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina correspondence series consists primarily of correspondence with her family and friends,
including distant family in France, co-workers and students. The most essential part of this series are letters she and her
husband had received from Yulia Ginzburg, their longtime friend, translator, literary scholar, public figure, journalist,
and editor.
The Lidiia Kamyshnikova correspondence series includes letters from family and friends depicting life in the Soviet Union/Russia.
The Eric Pervukhin file includes vast correspondence and writings. In addition to letters to and from Yuliia Ginzburg, the
correspondence includes letters from Russian writer and translator Andrei Sergeev and Aleksandr Sumerkin, Russian-American
translator, literary critic, and editor. The series also contains letters from family and friends in the Soviet Union/Russia,
and in the United States, as well as job related correspondence. The Eric Pervukhin writings include poems, stories and a
short novel.
The Digital materials series includes Natalia Kmyshnikova-Pervukhina recollections about her life in the United States, including
her work at Middlebury Russian summer school where she met Russian and American famous figures in the area of Slavic Studies,
Russian émigré of the three waves, and visitors from the Soviet Union. She vividly described her meetings with Joseph Brodsky
and а lecture of G. Shmakov about Soviet Ballet.
Arrangement Statement
The collection is arranged into five major series: Natalia Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina correspondence series (1964-2014), Lidiia
Kamyshnikova correspondence series (1980-1995), the Eric Pervukhin file (1964-2016), Printed matter (2000-2016), and Digital
materials(1980-2018).
The bulk of the collection contains correspondence; the collection was divided into series based on the primary recipient
and sender of letters. Natalia Kamyshnikova-Pervukhina, her Mother Lidiia Kamyshnikova, and Natalia's husband Eric Pervukhin.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Soviet Union -- Social conditions -- 1970-1991
Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions -- 1991-
Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration
United States -- Emigration and immigration
Russians -- United States
Ginzburg, I͡Ulii͡a, 1941-2010 -- Correspondence
Pervukhina, Natalia, 1943- -- Correspondence
Pervukhin, Eric -- Correspondence
Наталья Камышникова-Первухина correspondence
1964-2014
Arrangement
Two groups of correspondence arranged by initial of last name, first by Cyrillic and then by Latinic
box 1, folder 1
Бернштейн Лина
1988, 1991
box 1, folder 1
Бородина Наталья
1980-1991, 1997
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Федор Бородин and Анна Бородина
box 1, folder 2
Виноградова Екатерина (Катя)
1990-2009, undated
box 1, folder 3-4
Ворона Людмила (Мила)
1980-1992
box 1, folder 5-7
Letters to her
1964-1978, 1993-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Эрик Первухин and letters from addressed to both, Н. Камышникова and Эрик Первухин
box 1, folder 8-9
Letters from her
1974, 1979-1984
Scope and Contents
Includes letters to Лидия Камышникова, typescripts of some Ginzburg's letters with Natalia's comments to them.
box 2, folder 1-3
Letters from her
1985-1998
box 2, folder 4-6
Transcript of letters, with comments
1974, 1979-1998
box 2, folder 7
Израэли Алина
1987-1988, 1991
box 2, folder 7
Камышников Александр
1979
Scope and Contents
Includes Natalia Pervukhin family information
box 2, folder 7
Камышникова Галина
1999, undated
box 2, folder 7-8
Камышникова Лидия (mother of Natalia)
1991, undated
box 2, folder 9
Красавченко Татьяна (Танька)
1987-1994
box 2, folder 9
Кузьмичева Ольга
1995-2001
Scope and Contents
Includes letter to her.
box 2, folder 9
Лысова Екатерина
1999-2002
box 2, folder 11
Невлер Инга and Леонид
1991
box 3, folder 1-4
Первухина Анна (daughter)
1975, 1982-2008
Scope and Contents
Includes letters to and from family and friends the day Anna was born, memorable papers with Anna's drawings, greetings, student
works, and Natalia travel notes for her; and letters to and from the parents.
box 3, folder 5
Первухина Инга (sister-in-law)
1989, 2003, undated
box 3, folder 6-7
Первухин Эрик (husband)
1964, 1975-1999
box 3, folder 8
Привальская Светлана
1988-1998
box 3, folder 9
Раскина Александра and Александр Венцель ("Сашки")
1990-1999
box 3, folder 10
Старостина Наталья and Александр Дорошевич
1980-1981, 1990, 1994
box 3, folder 10
Суховерко Татьяна and Владимир
1991-1995
box 3, folder 11
Фридланд Галина (Галя)
1989
box 3, folder 11
Фридман Вульф and Наталья
1968, 1981-1988
box 3, folder 11
Шпильберг-Арамина Евгения
undated
box 3, folder 11
Яблоновская Дина (Дуня)
1981-1983
box 4, folder 1
Unidentified or identified by the first name
1975-2005
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by first name
From extended family in France
1975-2004
box 4, folder 2-3
Dupont, Nicole
1975, 1980, 1984-1995
box 4, folder 4
Gontarbut, Nadya
2001-2004
box 4, folder 4
Gontarbut, Sania and Denis
1980, 1994
box 4, folder 5
Joseph, Leah and Sam
1980, 1991-1994
box 4, folder 6-7
Koifman, Alksandre (Шура)
1987-1997
Scope and Contents
Includes Koifman family tree, a letter from Aronin, and writing by Lion Koifman "My escape from Germany, 1941"
box 4, folder 8
American Association of Teaches of Slavic and East European Languages
2014
box 4, folder 8
Atin-Bat, Luba
1980
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Claire Nicole and her resume.
box 4, folder 8
Bernstein, Lina
circa 1999
box 4, folder 8
Bonnet, Solĕne
1983 July 13
box 4, folder 8
Bryn Mawr College
1980, 1983
box 4, folder 8
Coifman, Vicky
1993 July 27
box 4, folder 9
Erdman, Leslie E. (Natalia's students)
1982-1989, undated
box 4, folder 10
Fallen, James E.
1990, 1995-1999, 2003
box 4, folder 11
Fisher, Rolph and Ruth
1994-1998
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Rolph Fisher to l. Leighton of 1998
box 4, folder 11
Greisenbeck, Donna
1988, 1990
box 4, folder 12
Jewish Family Service of Southern New Jersey
1985
box 4, folder 12
Klimoff, Alekseĭ (Алеша)
1984-1985, 1990
box 4, folder 12
Kline, George
1988-1989, 1998-2006
box 5, folder 1
Lieberman, Susan
1980-1994
box 5, folder 2
Lobytsyna, Maria
1999
Scope and Contents
Letters to her and from her
box 5, folder 3
McCornack, Reuben and Kathleen O'Reilly
2004
box 5, folder 4
Pasternak-Slater, Ann (Liza)
1975-1997
box 5, folder 4
Raskin, Viktor
1980
Scope and Contents
Letter of recommendation
box 5, folder 5
Religious organization
2002-2004, 2009
Scope and Contents
Letters from Sister M. Eugene Nolan and Sister Kerèsè Brophy (Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin, Ireland)
box 5, folder 6
Rotshteĭn, Arnold M.
1980
box 5, folder 6
Tempest, Richard
1994, 1997
box 5, folder 7
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1993-1994
box 5, folder 7
University of Pittsburgh
1987
box 5, folder 7
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1996
box 5, folder 7
Votava, Karen
1990
Scope and Contents
Includes pictures of Kittens and photocopy of the
Cats Magazine
box 5, folder 7
Zobyssina (?), Maria
2000, 2004
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs.
box 5, folder 8
Identified by first name
1980, 1989-1991, undated
Лидия Камышникова correspondence
1980-1995
box 5, folder 9
Гинзбург Юлия
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Includes letter to Наталья Первухина
box 5, folder 9
Гринцер Мария
1991, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes letter to her, 1983
box 5, folder 9
Коломинская Мария
1985, undated
box 5, folder 9
Коншин Святослав and Ольга Коншина
1988-1994
Scope and Contents
Includes questionnaire of the US State Department
box 5, folder 10
Лысова Екатерина
1982-1995
box 5, folder 10
Мандельштам, Мария
1992-1995
box 6, folder 1
Первухина Анна (Ася, granddaughter)
1987-1995, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes undated letters to her and notes by Л. Камышникова, 1998-2000
box 6, folder 2
Первухина (Камышникова) Наталья
1984-1995, undated
box 6, folder 3-4
Рапопорт Эльза Давыдовна
1988-1993
box 6, folder 4
Identified by first name
1993, undated
Эрик Первухин file
1964-2016
Correspondence
1964-1998
Arrangement
Two groups of correspondence arranged by initial of last name, first by Cyrillic and then by Latinic
With family and friends
1964-1998
box 6, folder 5
Алешковский (?) Юз
1986, undated
box 6, folder 5
Городецкая Н.
1980, undated
box 6, folder 6
Ефремов А. А
1980-1984, undated
box 6, folder 6
Здорик Татьяна Борисовна
1983,1986-1987
box 6, folder 6
Иорданская Л.
1991
January-May
box 6, folder 7
Молодый Вадим
1992
Scope and Contents
Includes his publication (photocopy)
box 6, folder 7
Морозов Станислав
1981-1982, undated
box 6, folder 7
Никитина Елена
1980-1990
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of her paintings
box 6, folder 8
Первухина Инга (Eric's sister)
1989-1993, undated
box 7, folder 1
Первухина Наталья
1964, 1973-1975, 1990-1993
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Eric.
box 7, folder 2
Резников Сергей
1980-1986, undated
box 7, folder 3-10
Сергеев Андрей and Галина Муравьева
1975-1998
Scope and Contents
Includes clippings and envelopes
box 7, folder 11
Unidentified
1980, 1991, undated
Scope and Contents
Some letters identified by first name. Includes two letters from Eric to unidentified person.
box 8, folder 1
Armytage, W.H.G., Professor
1981
box 8, folder 2
Davis, Deborah and Jon
1986
box 8, folder 2
Faulkner, James Garret
1989, 1991
box 8, folder 2
Schipper (Заболоцкая), Marina
1983
box 8, folder 3
Association of Jewish Book Publishers
1987
Scope and Contents
Includes slides, clipping, and letter from Vily and Yevgenia Palanker (photocopy)
box 8, folder 3
Chicago Art Festival Organizing Committee
1989
box 8, folder 3
Davidson, Dan
1986
Scope and Contents
Letter of support and photocopies of a poster
box 8, folder 3
Dimensional Illustrators Award Show
1989
box 8, folder 3
Dimensional Illustrators Inc. (Kathleen Ziegler)
1989
box 8, folder 3
Lippincot, Susan (Jewish Family Service)
1981
box 8, folder 3
Stanton, Jenny (Louisiana State University)
1987
box 8, folder 3
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
1987
box 8, folder 4
"Рассказы, замечания, письма и записки Веры Николаевны Шевардиной"; "Родные просторы", "Похвала сну Сергея Андреева"
circa 1980
Scope and Contents
Typescript. Includes notes taken by Наталья Первухина at the meeting with Soviet writers А. Битов, Б. Окуджава, Вяч. Иванов,
and Ф. Искандер
box 8, folder 5-6
"Рассказы, замечания, письма и записки Веры Николаевны Шевардиной";" Путеводитель по Третьяковской галерее"
circa 1980
Scope and Contents
Computer generated publication, designed by Э. Первухин, with his introduction, drawings, and holograph corrections (two versions)
and a published book in memory of Андерей Сергеев. Includes holograph letter.
Printed matter
2000-2005, 2016
box 8, folder 7
Вестник magazine, no. 10
2003
May
Scope and Contents
A story by Александра Раскина, p. 52. Includes 2 prints (photocopies) depicting А. Раскина and А. Венцель.
box 8, folder 7
Jackson auction catalog
2000
box 8, folder 8
417 magazine;
UTNE Reader; clipping
2005, 2016
Scope and Contents
Publications about Эрик Первухин.
Digital materials
1980-2018, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Digital materials are not available until processed. If interested in accessing these materials, please contact us for more
information.
Scope and Contents
Includes mostly recollections of Наталья Камышникова-Первухина about her life in the US and memoirs of her friend Н.Ф. Also
includes images of correspondence by Ginzburg.
