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Title: Arkady Polishchuk papers
Date (inclusive): 1961-2018
Collection Number: 2019C29
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Russian
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box
(1.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Pentecostal Christians and civil liberties in the Soviet Union.
Creator:
Polishchuk, Arkady
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2018.
[Identification of item], Arkady Polishchuk Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Soviet journalist and dissident; subsequently Radio Liberty editor.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Arkady Polishchuk papers include correspondence, court documents, petitions, printed matter, and photographs related to
Pentecostal Christians and civil liberties in the Soviet Union.
Аrkadii Polishchuk (b. 1935), a journalist and executive editor of
Aziia i Africa Segodnia (Asia and Africa Today) magazine, left his job in 1973 and joined the dissident movement. In 1977, he immigrated to the United
States, where he continued his activities as a human rights activist. He defended rights of Pentecostals in the Soviet Union,
wrote for Western periodicals, and traveled to various countries to give lectures. In 1984, Polishchuk became the editor of
the Russian News Service at Radio Liberty.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Soviet Union -- Religion
Civil rights -- Soviet Union