Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov papers, 1910's-1983, 1910s-1983

Summary

Creators:

Formakov, Arseniĭ

Abstract:

Memoirs, other writings, correspondence, and photographs, relating to conditions in forced labor camps in the Soviet Union.

Extent:

4 manuscript boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)

Language:

Russian

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov, Latvia-based Russian poet, teacher, journalist, and writer who was twice exiled to Siberia, consist of correspondence, memoirs, other writings, and photographs, relating to conditions in forced labor camps in the Soviet Union. The Correspondence contains letters from Formakov to his wife and children and letters to Formakov, from other poets and publishers. Included are several copies of letters from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, relating to his gulag book and labor camps. The Writings includes memoirs, stories, and poems. The Printed Matter includes poems, songs lyrics, and music scores by other poets and songwriters. The Miscellany includes Formakov's watercolor drawings, portaits, drawings from labor camps, clippings, and other documents. The Photographs consists of four photo albums with prints depicting family life scenes and other topics.

Biographical / historical:

Russian-Latvian teacher; prisoner in Soviet forced labor camps, 1940-1955.

Date	Event
1900 March 15	Born, Libava, Latvia
1920s	Teacher in Daugavpils, Latvia
1920s	Studied at Institute of Engineering in Petrograd, Russia
1920s	Editor of Dvinskii Golos (Voice of Dvinsk)
1925	Author, Vechera Proshlogo, collected poems
1926	Author, V Puti, collected poems, Dvinsk
1930	Author, Nasha Iunost', novel
1932 June 12	Married Anna Ivanovna Zakaznova
1934	Author, Vstrecha, collected poems, Daugavpils
1938	Author, Faina, novel
1940 - 1947 December	Exiled to Siberia
1949 September - 1955 August	Exiled to Siberia for the second time
1955 August	Returned to Riga after amnesty
1960s through 1980s	Worked for local Latvian radio music programs
1960s through 1980s	Translator of Latvian poetry
1983 March 7	Died

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2002.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Russian literature
Forced labor -- Soviet Union

Places:

Latvia

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], Arsenii Ivanovich Formakov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US

Contact:

(650) 723-3563

hooverarchives@stanford.edu

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