Register of the Elena Sannikova papers

Finding aid prepared by Lyalya Kharitonova
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Elena Sannikova papers
Date (inclusive): 1957-2018
Collection Number: 2019C8
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian and English
Physical Description: 15 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (7.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, writings, correspondence, printed matter, and photographs relating to the status of civil liberties and to political prisoners in the Soviet Union and in post-Soviet Russia.
Creator: Sannikova, Elena
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

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

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Elena Sannikova Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Biographical Note

Elena Sannikova (born 1959), is a Soviet and Russian human rights activist and political writer. In 1981 she participated in the Initiative Group for Disability Rights, and worked with the Fund to Aid Political Prisoners (Solzhenitsyn Fund). Elena Sannikova was arrested in 1984 by KGB and charged with anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. She was sentenced to one-year in prison and four years in internal exile in Siberia. She returned to Moscow in 1987 and continued her human rights activities.

Scope and Contents of Collections

This collection contains diaries, writings, correspondence, reports, legal papers, studies, articles, notes, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating to the status of civil liberties and to political prisoners in the Soviet Union and in post-Soviet Russia.

Arrangement Statement

The collection is organized into seven series: Correspondence, Writings, Subject File, Individual Files, Independent press publications and "Samizdat," Oversize Material, and Photographs.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Political prisoners -- Soviet Union
Civil rights -- Soviet Union
Civil rights -- Russia (Federation)

box 15, folder 9-10

Biographical file 1973-1988

Scope and Contents

Personal documents relating to education, work, and political activities. Includes correspondence and diaries.
 

Correspondence 1977-2019

Scope and Contents

Personal and professional correspondence documenting the private life of Елена Санникова as well as her human rights activities. The files in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or name of the correspondent
 

By subject 1983-2019

 

General 1983-2019

box 5, folder 9-10

Greeting cards 1985-2007

box 4, folder 4-10

Letters received in exile 1983-1988

box 5, folder 6-8

Letters received in exile from parents 1985-1986

box 6, folder 1-10

Letters received after exile 1991-1998

 

Letters from repressed people 1990-2019

Scope and Contents

Includes appeals, statements, and clippings. See also: Letters received after exile
box 5, folder 4-5

1990-2004

box 7, folder 8-10

1991-1992

box 8, folder 1-2

2015-2019

box 7, folder 1-4

Letters of support from abroad 1989-1992

box 3, folder 16

Письма прихожан православной церкви г. Грозный 2003

 

Alphabetical 1984-2018

box 3, folder 7

Афанасьев Е.В. 1984

box 3, folder 15

Ахметов Низаметдин 1977-2004

box 3, folder 5

Бабич Сергей 1990-1999

box 16, folder 9

Васильевский Сергей Алексеевич 1995

box 3, folder 27

Ворона Александр Петрович 1988-1992

box 16, folder 5

Галкина, Наталья Адольфовна 1985-1986

box 5, folder 3

Дудко, Дмитрий 1985

box 5, folder 1

Жукова Екатерина 1985-1986

box 3, folder 21

Калюжный Дмитрий Филиппович 1995

box 3, folder 26

Копысов Иван Павлович 1990

box 16, folder 11

Казачков М. П. 1987

box 3, folder 8

Кулдышева Глафира 1993-1998

box 4, folder 2

Лащивер Ася Абрамовна 1986-1987

box 3, folder 23

Лелёвкин Павел Васильевич 1990-1992

box 3, folder 29

Лесняк, Н.В. 1996

box 3, folder 17

Малофеев Николай Григорьевич 1997

box 3, folder 6

Маренич Ю.В. 1998

box 3, folder 25

Михайлов Сергей Иванович 1990-1992

box 3, folder 13

Мохнаткин Сергей Евгеньевич 2011-2018

box 16, folder 4

Некипелов Виктор Александрович 1989

box 3, folder 14

Оболенская Р. Б 2002-2004

box 3, folder 22

Олейник Игорь 1990

box 3, folder 18

Орлов Николай Александрович 1997

box 3, folder 2

Печуро Екатерина 1985-1986

box 3, folder 3

Пичугин Алексей 2009-2018

box 3, folder 11

Подрабинек Александр Пинхосович 1986

box 16, folder 15

Попович Оксана Зеноновна 1990-1992

box 4, folder 3

Ратушинская Ирина 1985-1987

box 16, folder 10

Романенко Наталья 1991

box 3, folder 24

Степанов Владимир Анатольевич 1991-1992

box 3, folder 10

Суперфин Габриель (Гарик) 1992

box 3, folder 28

Тимохин В. С. 1991-1992

box 3, folder 20

Урюпина К. 1997

box 3, folder 19

Хоммик Лилия Степановна 1997-2004

box 3, folder 4

Чимонин Владимир Макарович 2000

box 3, folder 12

Шахматов Федор Сергеевич 2003-2005

box 3, folder 9

Шиханович Юрий 1987

box 4, folder 1

Зоткин И. Г. 1991-1992

box 5, folder 2

Зотов, Михаил 1994

 

Writings 1987-2021

Scope and Contents

Includes drafts of articles, final articles, notes, and research materials of short works authored by Elena Sannikova.
box 15, folder 6-7

General 1996-2009

box 15, folder 11

Её звали Мадина 2004

box 15, folder 8

"Исмаил" undated

Scope and Contents

Typescript
box 15, folder 12-13

Колымскаяа сказка 1987-2020

Scope and Contents

Typescript and printed copy
box 15, folder 14

Стихи 2021

Scope and Contents

Printed copy
 

Subject file 1990-2020

Scope and Contents

Contains originals and copies of documents, notes, clippings, and printed matter related to Sannikova's human right activities and research on a wide varieties of topics. Original subject order was maintained, though files with similar titles have been consolidated. Arranged alphabetically.
 

Human rights organizations and their activities 1990-2020

Scope and Contents

Includes leaflets, reports, newsletters, appeals, and correspondence. See also: Independent press publications and "Samizdat," and Photographs.
 

General 1990-2020

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, notes, exhibition booklets, clippings and other printed matter.
box 15, folder 1-2

1990-2020

box 16, folder 17

2010

Scope and Contents

Includes statement to defense Frank Elkaponi (Mamedov)
box 16, folder 18

American Society of Soviet Political Prisoners, INC. 1991

Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes
box 2, folder 8

Антивоенный клуб 2003

Scope and Contents

Appeals to protest the war
box 14, folder 3

"Болотное дело" 2012-2013

Scope and Contents

Includes lists of the accused.
box 15, folder 3

Всероссийская конференция гражданских организаций 2003

Scope and Contents

Conference proceedings
box 16, folder 6

День политзаключенных  1990

Scope and Contents

Includes list of political prisoners for December 31, 1990.
box 16, folder 16

Инициативная группа "Общее действие" 2002

Scope and Contents

Statement to defense Frank Elkaponi (Mamedov)
box 14, folder 9

Информационно-политический центр "СОВА" 2011-2018

Scope and Contents

Printed matter
box 14, folder 16

Комитет "Гражданское содействие" 1997-2003

Scope and Contents

Includes materials from other organizations on the settlement of the Chechen conflict.
box 10, folder 4-5

Музей и общественный центр им. Андрея Сахарова 2000-2014

Scope and Contents

Includes leaflets, appeals, exhibitions, and events material.
box 14, folder 6

"Обращение Азербайджанской Республики в ОБСЕ и ООН" (проект) undated

box 16, folder 8

Общероссийское общественное движение "За права человека"  1994-2016

Scope and Contents

Includes materials from other organizations.
box 14, folder 15

Объединённое демократическое движение «Солидарность» 2009-2010

Scope and Contents

Includes conference proceedings.
 

Правозащитный Центр "Мемориал" 1997-2012

box 3, folder 1

1997-2012

Scope and Contents

Includes appeals, statements, and newsletters.
box 10, folder 8-9

2000

Scope and Contents

Newsletters
box 14, folder 18

2011

Scope and Contents

Wall calendar
 

Фонд "В защиту прав заключенных" 2002-2014

Scope and Contents

Includes satements, appeals, and press releases of human rights organizations.
box 2, folder 9

2002-2009

box 9, folder 3-6

2005-2014

box 16, folder 3

Центр Экстремальной Журналистики undated

Scope and Contents

List of journalists who supported the action "Свободное-слово, свободная-пресса, свободное-общество"
box 2, folder 11

Чеченская республиканская общественная организация "Дети Казахстана" 2006-2008

Scope and Contents

Statements and appeals
box 14, folder 8

"Якунинские чтения" 2016-2018

Scope and Contents

Program
box 15, folder 4

Русское студенческое христианское движение (Р. С. Х. Д.) в Эстонии 1994

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence.
 

Individual files 1957-2015

Scope and Contents

Documents collected by Елена Санникова and by others relating to violation of human rights of individual: dissidents, religious people
box 14, folder 14

Абрамов Юрий Алексеевич file 1990-1992

Scope and Contents

Political case materials
box 14, folder 17

Алексанян Василий Георгиевич file 2008

Scope and Contents

Includes appeals and newsletters.
box 16, folder 7

Душко Евгений Анатольевич file 2012-2013

Scope and Contents

Includes appeals, notice, and clippings.
box 16, folder 1

Ильинский Константин Владимирович file 1958-1997

Scope and Contents

Rehabilitation papers
box 14, folder 22

Пономарёв Лев Александрович file 2006

Scope and Contents

Printed matter
box 14, folder 10

Пономарёв Сергей Михайлович file 1969-2004

Scope and Contents

False accusation on anti-Sovetism and rehabilitation papers
 

Попков Виктор Алексеевич file 1972-2012

Scope and Contents

Consist of materials relating to Popkov's human rights activities. Includes also papers on Chechen-Russian conflict issued after his death. See also: Photographs
box 16, folder 2

Информационно-аналитический центр им. Виктора Попкова 2002-2004

Scope and Contents

Includes appeals, reports, and printed matter.
box 1, folder 7-10

Международный комитет общественного патронирования обязательств России и Чечни 1995-2000

Scope and Contents

Includes appeals, mandates, minutes, agreements, and statements.
box 2, folder 10

Международный фестиваль документальных фильмов "Чечня" 2002-2003

Scope and Contents

Announcement and program
box 1, folder 1-6

Московское межэтническое межконфессиональное правозащитно- благотворительное общество "Организация миссий этногармонизации" (ОМЕГА) 1992-2000

Scope and Contents

Articles of association, letters, statements, reports, and petitions. Includes letters to the President of the Republic of Ingushetia, Patriarch Aleksei II, and the President of Switzerland.
box 14, folder 4

Организация "Международное ненасилие" 2000

Scope and Contents

Bulletin
box 2, folder 7

Российский Общенациональный Комитет "За прекращение войны и установление мира в Чеченской республике" 2001

Scope and Contents

Program, appeals, and statements
 

Writings 1972-2004

 

General 1972-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes notes, , reports, and drafts.
box 8, folder 3-5

1972-1999

box 2, folder 1-3

1996-1997

box 2, folder 4

"Опыты войны и мира" 2004

Scope and Contents

Printed copy
box 2, folder 5

"Опыты любомудрия" 1998

Scope and Contents

Typescript
box 2, folder 6

"Разговор вокруг президентского подарка" 1996

Scope and Contents

Typescript
box 1, folder 11-12

In memory of В. Попков 2001

Scope and Contents

Includes obituary, writings, and photographs.
box 14, folder 21

Попова Мария Николаевна file 1957-1998

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and clippings.
box 14, folder 20

Сербский Виктор Соломонович file 1999-2003

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and clippings.
box 14, folder 7

Старовойтова Галина Васильевна file 1998

Scope and Contents

Booklet "Государство. Общество. Нация.", мемориальная научная конференция"
 

Стомахин Борис Владимирович file 2006-2015

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, court papers, and writings.
box 8, folder 5-6

Correspondence with E. Sannikova 2006-2015

box 8, folder 9

Criminal court papers 2006-2014

box 8, folder 8

Политзаключённый Борис Стомахин 2006

Scope and Contents

Printed matter
box 8, folder 10

Writings 2014

Scope and Contents

Includes diary pages.
 

Трепашкин Михаил Иванович file 2005-2014

box 9, folder 1

Correspondence with E. Sannikova 2006-2007

box 9, folder 2

Letters from the Prosecutor's office in response to complaints 2006-2007

box 14, folder 23

Туманова Лина Борисовна file 1985

Scope and Contents

Includes writings by Е. Санникова
 

Independent press publications and "Samizdat" 1983-2018, undated

Scope and Contents

Includes printed matter, press releases, speeches and writings by independent authors and organizations. Arranged chronologically.
box 14, folder 12

"Краткий биографический очерк", Голуб Алексей Илларионович undated

Scope and Contents

Typescript
box 9, folder 7

"Повествование о жизни и горе моих дней", Преображенский Александр Ефимович undated

Scope and Contents

Holograph
box 10, folder 12

"Вестник правозащитного движения" 1983

Scope and Contents

Bulletin
box 16, folder 19

"Государственное демократиическое право на основе свободы личности" circa 1985

Scope and Contents

Typescipt, retyped by Е. Санникова for money, for which she was charged with anti-Soviet agitation.
box 16, folder 20

"Документи Львiвськоi наради представникiв национально-демократичничних рухiв народiв СРСР" 1988

Scope and Contents

Photocopy
box 10, folder 14

"Экспресс-хроника" 1988

Scope and Contents

Bulletin
box 14, folder 1

"Судьба", Юрий Шухевич 1988

Scope and Contents

Typescript
box 10, folder 13

"Дело Кузнецова" 1989

Scope and Contents

Reports
box 10, folder 1

"Страничка узника" 1989-1990

Scope and Contents

Bulletin
box 9, folder 10

Свободное слово 1989-2012

Scope and Contents

Bulletin
box 14, folder 11

Воспоминания Зои Дмитриевны Марченко 1991

Scope and Contents

Typescript
box 10, folder 15

"Победы не будет..." 1995

Scope and Contents

Digest
box 10, folder 6

К праву 1998

Scope and Contents

Printed copy
box 10, folder 7

Мученики и нью-мученики, Ф. Якунчиков 1998

Scope and Contents

Printed copy
box 10, folder 10

Насилие в органах МВД 1998

Scope and Contents

Printed copy
box 14, folder 5

"Письмо в Русский общественный фонд от Поповых с Приморья" 1999

Scope and Contents

Manuscript
box 9, folder 9

За права человека 2004-2008

Scope and Contents

Newspapers, No. 19 (37), 2004 No. 27 (45), 2005 No. 1 (46), 2006 No. 2 (47), 2006 No. 3 (48), 2006 No. 4 (49), 2006 No. 6 (51), 2007 No. 7 (52), 2008
box 9, folder 8

"Что делать? Или Теория Счастья", Давыдов Юрий 2005-2017

Scope and Contents

Includes other printed matter.
box 10, folder 3

Время года-война, Станислав Божко 2007

Scope and Contents

Printed copy
box 14, folder 19

"Теория Счастья", информациооный выпуск 2008-2012

Scope and Contents

Bulletin
box 10, folder 11

Несбывшиеся надежды. Репрессии в Беларуси после президентских выборов 2010 2011

Scope and Contents

Report
box 10, folder 2

Вестник "В защиту прав заключённых" 2011-2014

Scope and Contents

Bulletin
box 10, folder 13

Последнее убежище,Станислав Божко 2018

Scope and Contents

Printed copy
 

Oversize material 1989-2009

Scope and Contents

Largely relating to the Russian politics, contains clippings and serial issues. Arranged by physical form and therein alphabetically.
box 13, folder 1

Clippings 1989-2002

box 13, folder 5

"О.Э. Мандельштам 1891-1938" 2009

Scope and Contents

Calendar
 

Serial issues 1989-2009

box 13, folder 2

Вести "Московского Мемориала" 2008 July-August

Scope and Contents

Nos.3-4
box 13, folder 2

Вестник приграничья 1995 June 17

Scope and Contents

67 (7937)
box 13, folder 2

Говорит народ 1993 April

Scope and Contents

7
box 13, folder 2

Голос Чеченской республики 2006 December

Scope and Contents

23 (21162)
box 13, folder 2

Грозненский рабочий 2001 April 13-19-2006 December 14

Scope and Contents

14 (20840) and 49 (21038)
box 13, folder 3

За Советскую науку 1989 November 12-1990 February 15

Scope and Contents

Nos. 18 and 5
box 13, folder 3

Именем закона 2007 July

Scope and Contents

1 (94)
box 13, folder 3

Кифа 2006 May

Scope and Contents

9 (47)
box 13, folder 3

Ленинский путь 1991 June 27

Scope and Contents

77 (6536)
box 13, folder 3

Мы живём в Ясенево 2014 May

box 13, folder 4

Орловскiй Вестникъ 1992 October

Scope and Contents

32 (34)
box 13, folder 4

По ком звонит колокол 2007 May

Scope and Contents

N.49
box 13, folder 4

Православная газета для простых людей 2009

Scope and Contents

N. 2 (74)
box 13, folder 4

Республика плюс 1990

Scope and Contents

17
box 13, folder 4

Русская мысль 1992 September 11

Scope and Contents

N 3945
box 13, folder 4

Uyge Igilik 1992 December

Scope and Contents

N. 15
box 13, folder 4

Экспресс-хроника 1989 November 12

Scope and Contents

N. 46 (119)
 

Photographs 1970-2010, undated

box 12, envelope 45

Amnesty International  1990

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print of Amnesty International supporters protest outside the Chinese embassy in Moscow
box 12, envelope 15

Anti-fascist march 2005 December 18

Scope and Contents

2 color prints of Елена Санникова and her family particippation in the protest
box 12, envelope 43

Бабич Сергей 1960

Scope and Contents

2 black and white prints
box 12, envelope 4-13

Beslan memorial stopover, Moscow 2005-2006

Scope and Contents

40 color prints of protest actions
box 12, envelope 33

Боннэр Елена Георгиевна undated

box 12, envelope 41

Ворона Александр Петрович undated

 

Chechen-Russian conflict 2003-2010

box 12, envelope 24-28

2003-2006

Scope and Contents

32 color prints of weekly protests against the war
box 11, envelope 22-40

2003-2010

Scope and Contents

of weekly protests against the war
box 11, envelope 50-51

2002-2003

Scope and Contents

20 color prints
box 12, envelope 18-19

Детская группа "Светлояр" 2007 April 16

Scope and Contents

10 color prints of stopovers protesting the takeover of their building by authorities
box 11, envelope 41-49

Дмитриевский Станислав Михайлович  2005-2006

Scope and Contents

44 color prints of protests against his arrest of Court trial
box 12, envelope 38

Жолковская-Гинзбург Ирина (Арина) Сергеевна undated

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 12, envelope 29

Ким Юлий Черсанович  undated

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print of him with wife Ирина Петровна Якир
box 12, envelope 47

Ковалев Сергей Адамович undated

Scope and Contents

1 color print
box 12, envelope 46

Куценко Григорий undated

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 12, envelope 47

Лавут Александр Павлович and his wife Мостинская Серафима Борисовна 2008

Scope and Contents

1 color print at an evening to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the "Chronicle of Current Events"
box 12, envelope 39

Любарский Кронид Аркадьевич  1977

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print of his farewell to immigration
box 12, envelope 54

Макаренко Михаил Янович 1978

Scope and Contents

3 black and white prints
box 12, envelope 44

Маликов Валерий undated

Scope and Contents

1 color print of his son
box 12, envelope 17

Маркелов  Станислав Юрьевич  2009 March 28

Scope and Contents

1 color print of his funeral
box 12, envelope 55

"Материалы, относящиеся к делу 1969 года в Горьком" 1974-1992

Scope and Contents

4 black and white prints
box 12, envelope 32

"Мемориал" в Томске, экспедиция в Колпашево 1988

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 12, envelope 36

Подрабинек Александр Пинхосович circa 1970

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 12, envelope 35

Подьяпольская Мария Гавриловна and Боннэр Елена Георгиевна circa 1970

Scope and Contents

8 black and white prints
box 12, envelope 53

Poetry stock photos undated

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 11, envelope 4-11

Политковская Анна Степановна 2006 October 6-8

Scope and Contents

57 color prints of funeral and memorial service
 

Попков Виктор Алексеевич 1995-1999

box 11, envelope 2

1995

Scope and Contents

3 color prints of him with wife and children
box 12, envelope 56

1999

box 12, envelope 42

Попович Оксана 1987

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 12, envelope 14-15

Приведенная Юлия Анатольевна 2006 June 26

Scope and Contents

13 color prints of protests against her arrest and court trial
box 12, envelope 31

Сахаров Андрей Дмитриевич undated

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print of him with others
box 12, envelope 37

Слепак Владимир Семёнович и Мария Исаковна 1980

box 12, envelope 16

Соловецкий камень, Москва 2005 May 9

Scope and Contents

3 color prints of stopover of human rights activists
box 12, envelope 48-52

Soviet dissidents undated

Scope and Contents

15 black and white prints
box 12, envelope 1-3

Стомахин Борис Владимирович 2007

Scope and Contents

15 color prints of stopover in his defense
box 12, envelope 47

Терновские Людмила and Ольга undated

Scope and Contents

3 color prints
 

Трепашкин Михаил Иванович 2007, undated

box 11, envelope 3

undated

Scope and Contents

1 color print of book cover "Политзаключенный Михаил Трепашкин "
box 12, envelope 20

2007

Scope and Contents

7 color prints of stopover in his defense
box 12, envelope 30

Туманова Лина Борисовна, Ланда Мальва Ноевна and Подьяпольская М.Г. undated

box 12, envelope 34

Фефёлов Валерий Андреевич undated

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 11, envelope 12-21

Ходорковский Михаил Борисович 2005-2010

Scope and Contents

61 color prints of protest actions in his defense
box 12, envelope 40

Ходорович Сергей Дмитриевич undated

Scope and Contents

1 black and white print
box 11, envelope 1

"Zahatari" 1992-1998

Scope and Contents

4 color prints
box 12, envelope 21-23

Unidentified protests actions 2008-2009

Scope and Contents

11 color prints of OMON (ОМОН-Отряд Мобильный Особого Назначения) supressing opposition meetings