Overview of the Leonid Vilenskii and David Brontman family papers
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Title: Leonid Vilenskii and David Brontman family papers
Date (inclusive): 1911-2002
Collection Number: 2021C52
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Russian
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes, digital media
(2.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Leonid Semenovich Vilenskii (1880-1950) was a Communist Party functionary. David Brontman (1915-2002) was a Soviet engineer
specializing in aviation and space technology. The collection includes personal documents and artifacts.
Creator:
Vilenskii family
Creator:
Brontman family
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 2 and 3 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], Leonid Vilenskii and David Brontman family papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution
Library & Archives.
Leonid Semenovich Vilenskii (1880-1950) was a Communist Party functionary; he was a delegate to the Second Congress of the
Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party in 1903. David Brontman (1915-2002) was a Soviet engineer specializing in aviation
and space technology. Brontman spent most of his career with the Lavochkin Aviation Bureau, working on such projects as Luna-21,
Mars-2, and the Venera and Vega spacecraft.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes personal documents such as a police registration card (with mugshots), a brief memoir, and a curriculum vitae relating
to Leonid Vilenskii's life and career; a passport and documents relating to Vilenskii's wife, Rukhlia Gershkova Taratuta-Vilenskaya;
an obituary belonging to Vilenskii's brother, Viktor Konstantinovich Taratuta; and biographical notes and artifacts (medals
and pendants) relating to David Konstantinovich Brontman.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Communism -- Soviet Union
Astronautics -- Soviet Union
Vilenskii, Leonid
Brontman, David
Taratuta-Vilenskaya, Rukhlia Gershkova
Taratuta, Viktor Konstantinovich
Kommunisticheskai͡a partii͡a Sovetskogo Soi͡uza
Nauchno-proizvodstvennoe obʺedinenie imeni S. A. Lavochkina
box 1
Materials not yet described
box 2
box 3
box MC37