Soviet and post-Soviet independent publications collection, 1941-2021

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Summary

Title:
Soviet and post-Soviet independent publications collection
Dates:
1941-2021
Abstract:
Serial issues, relating to political, social and economic conditions in Russia. The collection comprises more than 6900 titles ranging from 1941 to 2021, with the bulk of the materials from the late 1980s-2010s. The collection also includes Donbass and Russian Far East titles.
Extent:
964 oversize boxes, 186 manuscript boxes (884 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Abazin, Adyghe, Altai, Avar, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Belarusian, Chinese, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar, English, Erzya, German, Kabardian, Kalmyk, Karachai-Balkar, Karelian, Kazakh, Khakas, Komi, Kumyk, Kyrgyz, Lak, Lithuanian, Mari, Moksha, Nenets, Nogai, Ossetian, Russian, Serbian, Tatar, Turkish, Tuvan, and Ukrainian Publications are primarily in the Russian language Any publications in other languages have it noted in the Title text
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Soviet and post-Soviet independent publications collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

From 1987 to the present, the Hoover Institution has been amassing the political opposition press from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and other parts of the former Soviet Union. From 1987 to 1991, the opposition consisted of the "democrats"; since 1991 it has consisted of Communists and others on the left as well as the national patriotic groups and fascists on the right. Today the political opposition press collection is composed of more than 6900 serial titles, with the bulk of the materials dated from the late 1980s-2010s.

The collection also includes Donbass and Russian Far East titles.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in increments between 1986 and 2012.
Processing information:

Beginning in 2018, significant work was performed within this collection, with the addition of more than 2,000 titles being added, raising the number from 4800 to more than 6900. All titles received item level description, with Latin and Cyrillic titles, holdings data, and place of publication information being captured. Additionally, much of the collection's description used to exist as box ranges. This description was broken out upon physical review, with nearly 500 box ranges broken out, making the content more robust and providing further box level accuracy for researcher requesting.

Organizationally, the collection also received an overhaul to its heirarchy to improve both ease of navigation and searchability.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by series and then sub-series beginning numerically and alphabetically. Additional series include Donbass and Russian Far East Titles.

All series include title, place of publication, and date information. Individual item titles include further holdings date information as well as Cyrillic titles.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff, Julia Shmelev, Jennifer Pickens, Sarah Cassone

Access and use

Restrictions:

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], Soviet and post-Soviet independent publications collection, [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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