http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5j49p7nv No online items Register of the A. Sini͡avskiĭ papers Finding aid prepared by Olga Verhovskoy Dunlop and Lora Soroka Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6003 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 2003, 2019 Register of the A. Sini͡avskiĭ 98054 1 papers Title: A. Sini͡avskiĭ papers Date (inclusive): 1906-2011 Collection Number: 98054 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Materials: In Russian and French. Some documents in English,German, and Italian. Physical Description: 165 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes, 12 audiotapes, media(102.5 linear feet) Abstract: Writings, diaries, correspondence, interrogation and trial records, printed matter, sound recordings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Russian literature, civil rights in the Soviet Union, political trials and conditions of political prisoners in the Soviet Union, and Russian émigré affairs. Includes records of the Russian-language Paris journal Sintaksis, published and edited by A. Sini͡avskiĭ and M. Rozanova. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: Sini͡avskiĭ, A. (Andreĭ), 1925-1997 Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], A. Sini͡avskiĭ papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1998. Increment acquired in 2018. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at https://searchworks.stanford.edu. Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Separated Materials Books by Siniavskiĭ (under his name or pseudonim Abram Terts, sometimes written with others) translated into various languages are in the Hoover Library. The books are listed in Stanford library catalog. Several 1924 issues of the Illiustrirovannaia Rossiia magazine are kept in the Hoover Library art vault. Bibliography of Separated Materials 1925 Born, Moscow, U.S.S.R. 1941-1945 Graduated from the Moscow Aviation School and served as an airfield radio technician 1946-1952 Studied at Moscow University Received doctorate in literature 1952-1965 Taught literature at the Gorkii Institute of World Literature, Moscow University, and the Moscow Art Theater Co-author of books on Russian poetry, author of articles in <emph render="italic">Novyi mir</emph>, and of an introduction to <emph render="italic">Boris Pasternak: Stikhotvoreniia i poemy</emph> Author of essay <emph render="italic">On Socialist Realism</emph> and creative writings, published abroad under the pseudonym of Abram Terts 1965 Arrested for dissemination of anti-Soviet propaganda. Imprisoned in Lubianka and Lefortovo prisons. Sentenced to seven years of hard labor 1966-1971 Served part of sentence in Potma (Mordovia) labor camps Released early and returned to Moscow 1973 Immigrated to Paris, France 1973-1975 Author, under the pseudonym of Abram Terts, of Golos iz khora, Progulki s Pushkinym, and V teni Gogolia 1978 With Mariia Rozanova, began publication of the journal Sintaksis 1980 Author, under the pseudonym of Abram Terts, of Kroshka Tsores 1982 Author, "Opavshie list'ia" V. V. Rozanova 1984 Author, under the pseudonym of Abram Terts, of Spokoinoi nochi 1988 Author, Sovetskaia tsivilizatsiia 1991 Author, Ivan-durak: Ocherk russkoi narodnoi very 1996 Died, Paris, France Register of the A. Sini͡avskiĭ 98054 2 papers 1998 (date of Author, Koshkin dom. Roman dal'nego sledovaniia publication) Scope and Content of Collection The A. Sini͡avskiĭ papers consist of material related to the life and work of the Russian writer and political activist Andrei Sini͡avskiĭ, both in Russia and abroad, from the 1930s to 1997. The collection includes a wealth of biographical material related to Sini͡avskiĭ's family and childhood, found in the series related to his parents, Donat Sini͡avskiĭ and Evdokiia-Torkhova-Siniavskaia. Of special interest are the diaries of his mother, which include descriptions of his childhood and childhood drawings. The biographical file further includes documentary material related to the trial of Andrei Sini͡avskiĭ and Iulii Daniel, as well as reports in the Western press about his arrest, trial, and exile to France. A major part of the collection consists of Sini͡avskiĭ's scholarly work and creative writing, found in the speeches and writings series, including preparatory material, drafts and printed copies of writings on scholarly, political and cultural subjects, as well as creative writing under the pseudonym of Abram Terts. Also of interest is material related to his political activity, especially as seen through the eyes of the Western media, including newspaper interviews and radio programs. Finally, the collection as a whole reflects the political and cultural life of the post-Soviet emigration (1970s-1980s). Of special interest in this respect is the Sintaksis file, which reflects the development of one particular trend within the former dissident movement. The increment to the collection, complementing material acquired earlier, includes correspondence, biographical materials, trial documents, scholarly and creative writings by Andreiĭ Siniavskiĭ. Of great interest is the correspondence series, including original letters by Siniavskiĭ from the labor camp and more than 600 letters from his wife, Mariia Rozanova, with her drawings. The increment mostly relates to the life of the Siniavskiĭ family in emigration, reflected in his creative and scholarly writings during emigration years. The writings document his relations with other Soviet emigres, in particular with Solzhenitsyn and Vladimir Maksimov, and his views on political development in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Also of interest is the Svetlana Alilueva (Joseph Stalin’s daughter) file found in the Subject File, with her correspondence with Siniavskiĭ and his recollections about her. Audio recordings include interviews and musical records and records of BBC programs led by Siniavskiĭ and Rozanova in the late 1970s. Subjects and Indexing Terms Civil rights--Soviet Union. Dissenters--Soviet Union. Political crimes and offenses--Soviet Union. Political prisoners--Soviet Union. Russian literature. Soviet Union--Emigration and immigration. BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1965-1992 Scope and Contents note Appeal for permission to emigrate; articles about Andrei Siniavskii in the foreign periodical press; autobiographical note; honors awarded to him after emigration; invitations; letters; obituaries; and material related to the trial of Andrei Siniavskii and Iulii Daniel, consisting of copies of official records of the investigation and trial, arranged alphabetically by physical form. Box/Folder 1 : 1 Appeal of Andrei Siniavskii to the Soviet government for permission to emigrate 1973 Scope and Contents note Includes invitations related to the campaign in the West to obtain permission to emigrate, 1969-1973 Articles about Andrei Siniavskii in the periodical press Register of the A. Sini͡avskiĭ 98054 3 papers BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1965-1992 General Box/Folder 1 : 2 Belgium 1966-1967 Box/Folder 1 : 3 Denmark 1975 France Scope and Contents note Includes émigré press Box/Folder 1 : 4 1963-1973 Box/Folder 1 : 5 1974-1976 Box/Folder 1 : 6 1979-1989 Germany Box/Folder 1 : 7 1969-1973 Box/Folder 1 : 9 1976-1986 Box/Folder 1 : 8 1974-1975 Great Britain and United States Box/Folder 2 : 1 1963-1976 Box/Folder 2 : 2 1979-1991 Box/Folder 2 : 3 1989-1992 Box/Folder 2 : 4 Iceland 1975 Box/Folder 2 : 5 Israel 1974 Italy Box/Folder 2 : 6 Undated Box/Folder 2 : 7 1965-1976 Box/Folder 2 : 8 1977-1979 Box/Folder 2 : 9 1980-1989 Box/Folder 2 : 10 1991-1995 Box/Folder 3 : 1 Netherlands 1980 Box/Folder 3 : 2 Norway 1975-1982 Box/Folder 3 : 3 Spain (Catalan) 1985 Box/Folder 3 : 4 Sweden 1975-1985 Box/Folder 3 : 5 Switzerland 1974-1985 Box/Folder 3 : 6-9 Aucouturier, Michel Scope and Contents note Collection of clippings, mostly re arrest and trial of Siniavskii and Daniel, 1960-1967 Box/Folder 3 : 10 Editions Albin Michel, L'affaire Siniavski-Daniel Scope and Contents note Collection of clippings, 1966-1981 Box/Folder 3 : 11 Kastler, Claude Scope and Contents note Notebook of clippings re arrest and trial of Siniavskii and Daniel, 1966 Box/Folder 3 : 12 Labedz, Leopold, "The Trial in Moscow," Encounter 1966 Box/Folder 3 : 13 Nivat, Georges, "Portrait d'André Siniavskii" undated General note See also SINTAKSIS FILE/Manuscripts submitted for publication/ Nivat, Georges Scope and Contents note Typescript. Includes biographical material and clippings. Box/Folder 4 : 1 Autobiographical note undated Scope and Contents note Holograph Honors awarded to Andrei Siniavskii Register of the A. Sini͡avskiĭ 98054 4 papers BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1965-1992 Box/Folder 4 : 2 Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, Internationaler Exil-Preis 1988-1989 Scope and Contents note Newspaper clippings Harvard University Honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) 1991 General note See OVERSIZE FILE/Honors Box/Folder 4 : 3 Programs, invitation, and schedules related to the Harvard Commencement 1991 General note See also