Mikhail Mikhailovich Krasil'nikov papers, 1948-1996

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Summary

Creators:
Krasil'nikov, Mikhail MikhaÄ­lovich, 1933-1996
Abstract:
Poems and other writings, correspondence, identification and legal documents, diaries, printed matter, and photographs relating to political dissent in the Soviet Union, conditions in forced labor camps, Russian literature, and Russian-Latvian cultural relations.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes (1.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mikhail Mikhailovich Krasil'nikov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers document the life of the poet from his university days to his death in 1996. Much of the collection relates to Krasil'nikov's arrest for anti-Soviet political activities and his imprisonment in the gulag from 1957 to 1960. Arrest records, notebooks, diaries, photographs and correspondence cover this period of Krasil'nikov's life and are included in the Personal File.

The Correspondence File consists of personal letters received by Krasil'nikov. During his time in the gulag, Krasil'nikov corresponded with family and other writers from his circle, such as Mikhail Eremin, Vladimir Ufliand and Leonid Vinogradov.

The bulk of the collection, which is included in the Writings and Writings by Others series, consists of poetry from the 1950s-1970s by Krasil'nikov and other authors, particularly Aleksandr Mikhailovich Kondratov and Vladimir Ufliand. The Writings by Others series also includes samizdat and newspaper articles on Russian and Soviet literature collected by Krasil'nikov.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1933
Born, Orsha, Belarus (Soviet Union)
1948
Moved with family to Riga
1951
Entered Leningrad State University
1956
Arrested and convicted for anti-Soviet activities after participating in a Leningrad demonstration
1957-1960
Prisoner, gulag camp in Mordoviia
1960
Released from camp. Returned to Riga, Latvia
1960-1996
Worked as a tour guide and writer in Riga, Latvia
1996
Died, Riga, Latvia
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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], Mikhail Mikhailovich Krasil'nikov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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