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Title:
Mihajlo
Mihajlov
papers
Date (inclusive): 1921-2010
Collection Number: 87076
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in Serbo-Croatian and English
Physical Description:
44 manuscript boxes, 23 oversize boxes, 1 phonotape reel, digital media
(40.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The papers consist mostly of writings and research materials relating to political conditions and human rights in Yugoslavia
and the Soviet Union, and to Russian literature. Additional materials include correspondence, printed matter, and sound and
video recordings.
Creator:
Mihajlov,
Mihajlo
, 1934-2010
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987 with an addition in 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Mihajlo
Mihajlov
papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
September 26, 1934 |
Born in Pančevo, Yugoslavia |
1959 |
Graduated from Philosophy Faculty of Zagreb University |
1961-1962 |
Served in the Yugoslav Army |
1962-1963 |
Worked as translator and free-lance writer in Zagreb |
1963 |
Assistant Professor of Russian literature and language at the Philosophy Faculty of the Zadar branch of Zagreb University |
Summer 1964 |
Visited the Soviet Union as part of a Soviet-Yugoslav cultural exchange program and spent several weeks in Moscow and other
Soviet cities
|
1965 |
Author,
Moscow Summer
|
1966 |
Author,
A Historical Perspective
|
|
Arrested and sentenced to jail for "slandering a friendly nation" with the publication of
Moscow Summer
|
1968 |
Author,
Russian Themes
|
1970 |
Released from prison |
1970-1974 |
Worked as free-lance writer in Novi Sad, contributed to the world press, and drafted
Unscientific Thoughts
|
October 1974 |
Arrested for essays and articles published in the Western press |
1975 |
Sentenced by the District Court at Novi Sad, Serbia, to seven years' imprisonment on charges of suspicion of hostile activity
against Yugoslavia and spreading hostile propaganda, arising out of articles published in the West
|
1976 |
Author,
Underground Notes
|
November 1977 |
Amnestied before the end of his term under the pressure of President Jimmy Carter's human rights campaign |
1978 |
Moved to the United States; received an award from the International League for Human Rights for outstanding contribution
to the promotion and protection of international human rights and justice
|
1978-1985 |
Taught courses in Russian literature and philosophy at several universities in the United States and Western Europe |
1979 |
Author,
Unscientific Thoughts
|
1980 |
Recipient of the Ford Foundation Award for Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Society |
1985-1994 |
Worked for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as an analyst and commentator for intellectual and ideological affairs, in Munich
and Washington, D.C.
|
1994-1999 |
Senior associate with the program on transitions to democracy, Elliot School of International Affairs, the George Washington
University, Washington, D.C.
|
1999 |
Adjunct fellow of the Hudson Institute |
2000 |
Visiting Professor at State University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia |
2001-2010 |
Resided in Belgrade, published and lectured actively |
2010 |
Died in Belgrade, Serbia |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of
Mihajlo
Mihajlov
, a prominent dissident and author in the former Yugoslavia who was jailed as a political prisoner during the Cold War, consist
mostly of writings and research materials relating to political conditions and human rights in Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union,
as well as Russian literature. The papers also include correspondence, biographical material, printed matter, and sound and
visual recordings.
The
Biographical file contains records of Mihajlov's career and family, as well as documents relating to his political trials. The
Correspondence includes both personal and business correspondence. A significant number of letters are between Mihajlov and his family during
his imprisonment. Charles, Prince of Wales, also showed interest in Mihajlov's case; copies of some of his letters are filed
in the correspondence.
The
Subject files on human rights and dissident movements were developed by Mihajlov throughout his career. The files also include extensive
material on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Speeches and writings contain manuscript drafts of most of Mihajlov's books and articles, as well as copies of his numerous published articles
and interviews in periodicals in the United States, Western Europe, and Serbia, including Russian and Serbian émigré newspapers
in the United States. The writings also contain notes, drafts, and collected research materials regarding his doctoral dissertation
on Russian literature.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into nine series: Biographical file, Correspondence, Subject file, Speeches and Writings, Writings
about Mihajlov, Writings by Others, Card file, Oversize material, and Audiovisual recordings.
Related Materials
Rusko Matulić papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Milovan Djilas writings, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russian literature
Audiotapes
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1945-1991
Radio broadcasting -- Europe, Eastern
Civil rights -- Soviet Union
Yugoslavia -- Politics and government
Dissenters -- Yugoslavia
Civil rights -- Yugoslavia
Yugoslavs -- United States
Political prisoners -- Yugoslavia
Videotapes
Radio Free Europe