Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Yaroshinska, Alla
- Abstract:
- Correspondence with members of the Soviet public, and supporting material relating to social issues in the Soviet Union, and especially to effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
- Extent:
- 18 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder (7.1 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In Russian and Ukrainian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Alla Yaroshinska papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence with members of the Soviet public and supporting material relating to social issues in the Soviet Union, and especially to effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Issues reflected in the correspondence include improving living quarters, help in acquiring transportation (especially for handicapped persons), legal aid, sanitary problems, improprieties and corruption in the distribution of deficit goods, pensions, acquiring access to telephones and phone lines, employment, medical care, and religious issues.
- Biographical / historical:
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Soviet journalist and politician; member of the Supreme Soviet, 1989-1991.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Alla Yaroshinska papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563