Register of the Pavel Mikhaǐlovich Litvinov papers
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Title: Pavel Mikhaǐlovich Litvinov papers
Date (inclusive): 1933-2011
Collection Number: 2016C25
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Russian and English
Physical Description:
6 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(4.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoirs and other writings, notes, printed matter, and photographs relating to political prisoners, civil
rights and dissent in the Soviet Union, and to Russian émigré affairs.
Creator:
Litvinov, Pavel Mikhaĭlovich, 1940-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2016.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pavel Mikhaǐlovich Litvinov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library &
Archives.
Biographical Note
Born in 1940, Pavel Litvinov is a physicist, writer, and Soviet-era dissident. He is the grandson of Maksim (Maxim) Litvinov,
the former Russian minister of foreign affairs (1930-1939) and ambassador to the United States (1941-1943).
Litvinov was raised among the Soviet elite, but after Stalin's death in 1953, he became disillusioned with the Soviet system
after witnessing the return of family friends from the labor camps. In his twenties, he became acquainted with a group of
intellectuals who were following the show-trials of the writers Andrei Siniavskii and Iulii Daniel'. Litvinov was one of eight
participants in the 1968 Red Square demonstration against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia; the participants raised banners
in Czech and Russian supporting Czechoslovak independence. The KGB promptly arrested the protesters and put them on trial
two months later. Litvinov was sentenced to five years' exile in Siberia.
In 1974, Litvinov and his family immigrated to the United States, where he taught physics and mathematics at a boarding school
in Tarrytown, New York, until his retirement in 2006.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Pavel Litvinov papers include biographical material, correspondence, memoirs and other writings, notes, printed matter,
and photographs relating to political prisoners, civil rights and dissent in the Soviet Union, and Russian émigré affairs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russians -- United States
Dissenters -- Soviet Union
Political prisoners -- Soviet Union
Civil rights -- Soviet Union
Biographical File,
1966-2008
Arrangement Statement
Arranged chronologically.
box 1, folder 1
American passports and other identification documents,
1966-1999
Scope and Contents note
Includes Pavel Litvinov's Moscow State University diploma.
box 1, folder 2-5
Records of Pavel Litvinov trial,
1966-1990
Scope and Contents note
Includes investigative documents, legal complaints, appeals, and other materials relating to Litvinov's trial and exile.
box 1, folder 6
Autobiography and curriculum vitae,
1974-1976
box 1, folder 7-10
Clippings
1974-2006
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings and articles relating to Pavel Litvinov.
box 1, folder 11
Certificates of achievement and appreciation,
1981-2008
Scope and Contents note
Includes
String Quartet no. 3, by Mikko A. Taylor, inscribed and dedicated to P. Litvinov on the occasion of his retirement from teaching.
Correspondence,
1969-2008
box 1, folder 12-13
General,
1983-2006
Scope and Contents note
Includes appreciation letters from students and colleagues, short notes, and greeting cards.
box 1, folder 14-15
Asarkan, Aleksandr (Alexander),
1985-2002
box 1, folder 18
Daniel, Aleksandr (Alexander),
1991
box 1, folder 22
Havel, Václav,
1993-2008
Scope and Contents note
Includes invitation to the "Festive Gathering on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 August Events."
box 1, folder 23
Kutik, Vitalii Naumovich,
2003
box 1, folder 26
Litvinov, Mikhail (father),
1995
box 2, folder 1-2
Litvinova, Flora (mother),
1972-1999
box 2, folder 3
Litvinova, Nina (sister),
1990-1998
Litvinov, Pavel M.,
1969-1995, undated
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies of letters from exile and America to his family relating to personal and family matters.
box 2, folder 15
Petrova, Tat'iana Alekseevna,
2004
box 3, folder 1
Ponomarev, Ivan,
circa 2000
box 3, folder 3
Rubin, Inna (Ines),
2000-2001
box 3, folder 6
Svechinskii (Svechinsky), V.,
circa 2000
Speeches and Writings,
1968-1999
Arrangement Statement
Arranged chronologically.
box 3, folder 11-12
General,
1968-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes fragments, drafts, and notes.
box 3, folder 13
"Comparing Soviet and American Education,"
1988
box 3, folder 14
"Pis'mo iz dal'nego zarubezh'ia,"
1993
box 3, folder 15-16
Interview transcripts,
1993-1999
Scope and Contents note
Includes interview of Pavel Litvinov and others on human rights; audio transcripts by N. Sorokin.
International Human Rights Organizations File
1974-2011
Arrangement Statement
Arranged alphabetically by name of organization.
box 3, folder 17-18
The Andrei Sakharov Foundation,
2008-2011
Scope and Contents note
Agenda, speeches, writings, correspondence, and printed matter relating to special meetings and conferences. Includes "Mustafa
Dzhemilev and the Struggle for Human Rights," speech by Pavel Litvinov.
box 3, folder 19
Committee for the Absorption of Soviet Emigres (CASE),
1974-1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes "Certificate of Incorporation" and "Articles of Agreement between CASE and Vladlen Pavlemkov."
box 3, folder 20-22
Freedom of Communications, Inc.,
1984-1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes international funding sources records, correspondence, and annual budget report.
box 3, folder 23
Friends of Memorial, Inc.,
1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes charities registration statement, application for tax-exempt status, and notes.
box 3, folder 24
Helsinki Watch Group newsletters,
1979
box 4, folder 1
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) annual meeting agenda,
1980
box 4, folder 2
Index on Censorship,
1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with Pavel Litvinov.
box 4, folder 3-6
"Memorial," international historical and civil rights society,
1974-2003
Scope and Contents note
Includes program, statements, appeals, correspondence, and printed matter.
box 4, folder 7-8
Moral Re-Armament, Inc. (MRA),
1990-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes MRA newsletters, correspondence, and Bryan T. Hamlin's reports about his trips to Moscow.
box 4, folder 9
Gabriel Superfin File,
1991-1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes memoranda, correspondence, and other materials related to Gabriel Superfin's career at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
(RFE/RL).
box 4, folder 10
Ivy Litvinov File,
1938-1969
Scope and Contents note
Includes copies of the Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB) reports on Ivy Litvinov.
box 4, folder 11
Kontinent, Editorial Board Correspondence,
1981-1985
box 4, folder 12-14
Maksim Maksimovich Litvinov File,
1933-2001
Scope and Contents note
Clippings and articles relating to Maksim Litvinov. Includes
The Elusive Litvinov Memoirs, by Elena Danielson. See also: Box 7.
box 4, folder 15-16
Program Corporation of America (PCA), The Lecture Management Company File,
1986-1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and lecturer contracts with Pavel Litvinov.
Writings by Others,
1973-2007
Arrangement Statement
Arranged alphabetically by author's name.
box 5, folder 1-2
General,
1993-1999
Scope and Contents note
Includes articles, interviews, and excerpts regarding human rights violations.
box 5, folder 3
Azbel', Mark, Aleksandr and Nina Voronel', "Ierusalimskie razmyshleniia,"
1986
box 5, folder 4
Glazov, Iurii, "Na chuzhoi storonke, Amerika, 1973-1975,"
circa 1980
box 5, folder 5
Kaplan, Aleksandr E., "Seven in Red Square," coordinator's postings,
1996
box 5, folder 6
Kim, Iulii,
Delo Petra Iakira,
1997
box 5, folder 7
Kopelev, Lev, "Komu eto nuzhno?," "Pis'mo Solzhenitsynu,"
Sintaksis, Paris,
1986-2001
box 5, folder 8
Levin, M. L., "Sorokoud," typescript,
1973
box 5, folder 9
Losev, Lev, "Zametki pri chtenii
Avgusta 1914," broadcast script, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL),
1984
box 5, folder 10
Maksudov, Sergei, "Ne svoi," typescript,
circa 2001
box 5, folder 11
Roberts, Geoffrey, "Litvinov's Lost Peace, 1941-1946,"
Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2,
2002
box 5, folder 12
Rubin, Ines (Inna), "The Signature Campaign: Excerpts From the Diary of Vitalii A. Rubin," Research Paper No. 60, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, The Soviet and East European Research Centre, Jerusalem,
1985
box 5, folder 13
Skriakova, E. V., "Razmyshleniia o suti pravozashchitnoi raboty: postanovka problemy,"
Budushchee Prav Cheloveka v Rossii, Almanac, No. 1,
2007
box 5, folder 14
Yarim-Agaev, Yuri, "Podmena,"
Neprikosnovennyj zapas : NZ : debaty o politike i kul·ture: zhurnal,
2001
box 5, folder 15
Zhebrovska, Anna, "O Pavlike, s kotorym bylo slozhno," typescript,
circa 1995
Photographs,
1960-2007
Arrangement Statement
Arranged alphabetically by last name.
box 6, folder 1
Fainberg, Viktor,
circa 1960
box 6, folder 2
Ginzburg, Aleksandr and Tat'iana Khodorovich
circa 1970
box 6, folder 3
Grigorenko, Petr,
circa 1975
box 6, folder 4
Iakobson (Yakobson), Anatolii Aleksandrovich,
circa 1970
box 6, folder 5
Kopelev, Lev with family and friends,
1992-1993
box 6, folder 6-10
Litvinov, Pavel with family and friends,
1980-2007
box 6, folder 11
Sinyavsky, Andrei Donatovich, Maria Vasilievna Rozanova, and Viktor Kalnins,
circa 1970
Printed Matter,
1983-2011
Arrangement Statement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
box 5, folder 16
General,
1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes flyers and leaflets.
box 5, folder 17
Bardy: ot pervogo litsa, antologiia avtorskoi pesni, by Iurii Vizbor and Iulii Kim,
1993
box 5, folder 18
Ksenofobiia, svoboda sovesti i antiekstremizm v Rossii v 2010 godu, reports, Tsentr "Sova,"
2011
box 5, folder 19
Tribuna, Nos. 1-6,
1983-1984
Scope and Contents note
Includes business certificate.
box 6, folder 14-17
Clippings,
1973-2011
Scope and Contents note
Related to the Soviet dissident movement.
box 6, folder 18
Sound Recording,
1974 July 15
Scope and Contents note
One compact sound cassette recording Pavel Litvinov's telephone conversation with Andrei Sakharov.
Oversize Material,
1933-1990
Arrangement Statement
Arranged by physical format.
box 7, folder 1
Certificate of Honorary Citizenship of the State of Tennessee,
1984
box 7, folder 2
Honorary Citizenship Award,
1990
Scope and Contents note
In recognition of participation in the 1968 Red Square demonstration against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, Prague.
box 7, folder 3
Ogonek,
1933 December 5
Scope and Contents note
With magazine's cover portrait of the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Maksim Maksimovich Litvinov.
box 7, folder 4
Photo album
circa 1990
Scope and Contents note
Depicts Soviet dissidents with Czech President Václav Havel in recognition of the 1968 Red Square demonstration protesting
the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.