Overview of the V. F. Turchin papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: V. F. Turchin papers

Date (inclusive): 1916-2017

Collection Number: 2018C27

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Russian

Physical Description: 6 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (7.0 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, writings, identification documents, certificates, printed matter, and photographs relating to physics, the state of civil liberties in the Soviet Union, and Soviet dissidents.

Creator: Turchin, V. F. (Valentin Fedorovich), 1931-2010

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

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Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2018.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], V. F. Turchin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Biographical Note

Soviet physicist and human rights activist; subsequently emigre in the United States.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, writings, identification documents, certificates, printed matter, and photographs relating to physics, the state of civil liberties in the Soviet Union, and Soviet dissidents.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Dissenters -- Soviet Union

Civil rights -- Soviet Union

Physics