Victor J. Yasmann papers, 1959-2005

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Summary

Creators:
Yasmann, Victor J., 1947-
Abstract:
Writings, radio scripts, reports, studies, clippings, other printed matter, digital files, sound recordings, and video tapes relating to radio broadcasting to Russia, political conditions in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, and the Soviet/Russian secret police.
Extent:
132 manuscript boxes, 53 oversize boxes, 3 card file boxes (69.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Russian and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Victor J. Yasmann papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The Victor J. Yasmann papers contain materials pertaining to the history of the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. It includes research material in form of studies, clippings, and other printed matter. The collection also contains many of Yasmann's writings, including drafts of his monograph, Gorbachev and KGB. There is also a considerable amount of materials relating to Yasmann's service as Radio Liberty research analyst on Russia. These papers include writings, radio scripts, reports, audio and video recordings relating to radio broadcasting to Russia, political conditions in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, and Soviet/Russian secret police.

Biographical / historical:

Victor J. Yasmann was a Radio Liberty research analyst on Russian internal and foreign policy, new political institutes and parties, Russian nationalists, political, industrial and financial elites, Soviet/Russian science and technology, Russian secret service, commercial legislation, and patent and intellectual property law. He is an author of The KGB Documents and the Soviet Collapse: A Preliminary Report and Gorbachev and KGB.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2013.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes 18 and FH27 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Victor J. Yasmann papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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