Register of the Leonard Bertram Schapiro papers

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Title: Leonard Bertram Schapiro papers
Date (inclusive): 1928-1984
Collection Number: 87034
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 24 manuscript boxes, 2 envelopes (10.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, radio broadcasts, correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed matter relating to Russian history and literature during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and to the development of the Soviet political system.
Creator: Schapiro, Leonard, 1908-1983
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Leonard Bertram Schapiro papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Leonard Bertram Naman Schapiro (1908-1983) was a British academic and scholar of Russian politics. He taught for many years at the London School of Economics, where he was Professor of Political Science with Special Reference to Russian Studies. Schapiro's most famous book was The Communist Party of the Soviet Union, first published in 1960 with a revised and expanded edition in 1970. He was chairman of the Institute for the Study of Conflict in 1970. He wrote many books and articles about communism, particularly in the context of the Soviet Union. Schapiro also translated into English novels by Ivan Turgenev.

Scope and Content of Collection

The papers document the career of British academic and scholar of Russian politics Leonard Bertram Schapiro. Materials include speeches and writings, radio broadcasts, correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed matter relating to Russian history and literature during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and to the development of the Soviet political system.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Russian literature
Russia -- History
Soviet Union -- Politics and government

 

Correspondence 1950-1984

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with editors and educational institutions organized chronologically or alphabetically by individual or organization. Includes academic papers enclosed or filed with letters.
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1956-1958

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1980-1983

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Association des Amis d'Ivan Tourguenev 1984

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Avineri, Shlomo 1980

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Beloff, Nora 1982

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Berlin, Isaiah 1950-1952

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Brichto, Sidnei Rabbi 1982-1983

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Cambridge University Press 1982

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Chmeljuk, I. 1958

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Condolence letters on death of Schapiro 1983-1984

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Congratulations to Schapiro on being awarded a CBE in the Queens birthday honours list 1980-1981

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Davis, Michael J. 1981

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Editorial correspondence and readers' reviews 1951-1983

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Editorial correspondence and readers' reviews (continued)

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Editorial correspondence and readers' reviews (continued)

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Gerszuni, Jacob 1977-1981

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Legget, George 1982-1983

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Maurice Temple Smith Limited 1981-1983

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McMaster University 1983

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The New York Review of Books 1982

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Nicolaevsky, Boris I. 1957

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The Open University 1983

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Royal Insitute for Unternational Affairs, London 1983

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Shtromas, A. 1982

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St. Anthony's College 1968-1979

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University of London 1982-1983

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University of Manchester 1982-1983

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University of Toronto 1983

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Vol'skii (Volsky), Nikolai and Valentina 1957-1967

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Whitehead, John 1983

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Yale University 1982-1983

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Zubal, John 1981-1983

 

Speeches and Writings 1928-1983

Scope and Contents

Includes typescripts, clippings, reprints, and correspondence. Arranged chronologically.
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"The Classificatory System of Relationship: Its Origin, Influence and Importance; a Study in Social Evolution" 1928

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"Statutory Restrictions on Freedom of Contract Between Landlord and Tenant" 1929

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Notes, drafts, and excerpts 1929-1970

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Notes, drafts, and excerpts (continued)

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Notes, drafts, and excerpts (continued)

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"The Door With the Lions," by Aleksandr Drozdov, translated into English by L Schapiro circa 1935

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"Planning for Britain" 1935

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Articles 1946-1983

Scope and Contents

Consists of articles, arranged chronologically by Schapiro.
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Articles (continued)

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Articles (continued)

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Articles (continued)

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Articles (continued)

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"The Participation of the Soviet Union in International Institutions" 1948

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The Origin of the Communist Autocracy: Political Opposition in the Soviet State, First Phase, 1917-1922 1948-1955

Scope and Contents

Includes book reviews, correspondence,
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The Origin of the Communist Autocracy: Political Opposition in the Soviet State, First Phase, 1917-1922 (continued)

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The Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1948-1982

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, clippings, writings, printed matter, and notes.
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The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (continued)

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The Soviet Attempt to Change Human Nature 1950

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"The Soviet Concept of International Law" circa 1950

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Book reviews 1950-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, drafts, and clippings. Arranged alphabetically by authors' names.
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Book reviews (continued)

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Book reviews (continued)

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Development in the Soviet Communist Party Between 1939 and 1952 1950-1982

Scope and Contents

Includes other articles on the Soviet history and political system and correspondence.
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Repatriation of Deserters 1952

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Lectures, talks, and broadcasts on Russian history for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 1952-1983

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and clippings.
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Lectures, talks, and broadcasts on Russian history for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (continued)

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Lectures, talks, and broadcasts on Russian history for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (continued)

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Lectures, talks, and broadcasts on Russian history for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (continued)

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"How Strong the Communism?" 1954-1971

Scope and Contents

Includes dratfs, correspondence, and clippings.
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The Future of Russia 1955

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and drafts.
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The Future of Russia (continued)

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The Vekhi Group and the Mystique of Revolution 1955

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The Vekhi Group and the Mystique of Revolution (continued)

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"The Finance of Revolution" 1958

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The Nature of Total Power 1958

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The Role of the Jews in the Russian Revolutionary Movement 1958-1973

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"John A. Armstrong. Preliminary Draft of Chaps I-XXIII of GPSU, Vol. III," comments by L. Schapiro 1959

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" Marxism Behind the Iron Curtain" 1959

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"Russia. Marxism and Europe" circa 1960

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"Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Conscience of Western Civilization?" 1960-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and clippings.
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Lenin After Fifty Years 1960-1968

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"Continuity and Change in the New Party History" 1961

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The Chinese Ally from the Soviet Point of View 1962

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The Russian Background of the Anglo-American Jewish Immigration 1964

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"Lenin's Intellectual Formation and the Russian Revolutionary Background" 1965

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"The Mensheviks" 1966

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"Russian Anti-Semitism: Old and New" 1968

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The Political Thought of the First Provisional Government

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Epilogue: Some Reflections on Lenin, Stalin and Russia circa 1970

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English translations of Ivan Turgenev's works 1970-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts of "The Bachelor, "Asya," and "Spring Torrents"; correspondence, broadcast scripts, and reviews of books.
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English translations of Ivan Turgenev's works (continued)

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"The International Department of the CPSU: Key to Soviet Policy" 1971-1974

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence.
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"Plekhanov" circa 1975

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"Plekhanov" (continued)

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Marxism in Russia 1977

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"Marx's View of Ideology and its Transformation by Lenin" 1978

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Soviet Reaction to "Eurocommunism" 1978-1979

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Antisemitism in the Communist World 1979

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"Recurrent Themes in Russian Social and Political Thought" circa 1979

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"A. M. D. G., Chapters I-XII", manuscript circa 1980

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The Concept of Ideology as Evolved by Marx and Adapted by Lenin 1980

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John Danz Fund lectures, University of Washington Press, Seattle 1980

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"The Russian Revolutions and the Origin of Present-Day Communism" circa 1980

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"The Soviet Union and the P.L.O." circa 1980

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"The Soviet Union and the P.L.O." (continued)

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The Soviet Worker: Illusions and Realities 1981-1984

Scope and Contents

Includes drafts and correspondence.
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"Stolypin-Most Controversial Russian Statement" 1092

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Turgenev: His Life and Times 1892-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes book reviews, correspondence, notes, and research material.
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Turgenev: His Life and Times (continued)

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Turgenev: His Life and Times (continued)

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Turgenev: His Life and Times (continued)

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"The Triumph of Humanity in Turgenev's Work" 1983

 

Writings by Others 1964-1981

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Reviews of Schapiro's books 1967-1984

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Russian history books review by various authors 1964-1981

 

Subject File

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Hayward, Max 1963-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, writings, and clippings.
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Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago 1956-1958

Scope and Contents

Includes articles, correspondence, clippings, a photograph, and other material relating to Pasternak's works.
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Roginskii, Arsenii Borisovich 1981-1982

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and writings.
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Third International Conference of Sovietologists and Sinologists, Japan and India 1960-1969

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs depicting Schapiro and other conference participants.
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Wofe, Bertram D. 1924-1979

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, writings, photographs, and clippings.
 

Photographs 1940-1970

envelope A

Portraits of Schapiro 1940-1970

envelope mB

Lieut L.B. Schapiro, Intelligence Division of the German Control Command 1945-1946

Scope and Contents

Portrait of Schapiro and group pictures.
 

Printed Matter 1960-1983

Scope and Contents

Includes pamphlets, newsletters, monographs, and other printed matter related to peace, peace scholarship, and military balance. Arranged by format.
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1960-1983

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1960-1983 (continued)