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Title: N. N. Poppe sound recording
Date (inclusive): undated
Collection Number: XX564
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 item (17 phonorecords)
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Sound recording relates to the Akademiia Nauk SSSR (Soviet Academy of Sciences). Sergei Yacobson is believed to have played
some role in the creation of this recording.
Creator:
Poppe, N. N. (Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich), 1897-1991
Creator:
Yakobson, Sergius, 1901-1979
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
[Identification of item], N. N. Poppe sound recording, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Poppe (1897-1991) was a prominent Russian linguist and a member of the Akademiia Nauk SSSR (Soviet Academy of Sciences) in
the 1930s and early 1940s.
Scope and Content of Collection
In the recording he discusses the Soviet Academy of Sciences' (Akademiia Nauk SSSR) importance, its size and membership, salaries
and living costs, daily life, commute, medical care, and living space for his family. He also talks about foreign literature
and writing. The recording, in which Poppe speaks in English, is more than five hours in duration. Sergei Yacobson is believed
to have played some role in the creation of this recording.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sound recordings
Science -- Soviet Union
Akademii͡a nauk SSSR.