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Pavel Mikhaç'lovich Litvinov Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8p84hf1 No online items Register of the Pavel Mikhaǐlovich Litvinov papers Finding aid prepared by Lyalya Kharitonova Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6010 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 2017 Register of the Pavel Mikhaǐlovich 2016C25 1 Litvinov papers Title: Pavel Mikhaǐlovich Litvinov papers Date (inclusive): 1933-2011 Collection Number: 2016C25 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: Russian and English Physical Description: 6 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box(4.1 linear feet) Abstract: Correspondence, memoirs and other writings, notes, printed matter, and photographs relating to political prisoners, civil rights and dissent in the Soviet Union, and to Russian émigré affairs. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: Litvinov, Pavel Mikhaĭlovich, 1940- Access The collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Pavel Mikhaǐlovich Litvinov papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2016. 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 http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Biographical Note Born in 1940, Pavel Litvinov is a physicist, writer, and Soviet-era dissident. He is the grandson of Maksim (Maxim) Litvinov, the former Russian minister of foreign affairs (1930-1939) and ambassador to the United States (1941-1943). Litvinov was raised among the Soviet elite, but after Stalin's death in 1953, he became disillusioned with the Soviet system after witnessing the return of family friends from the labor camps. In his twenties, he became acquainted with a group of intellectuals who were following the show-trials of the writers Andrei Siniavskii and Iulii Daniel'. Litvinov was one of eight participants in the 1968 Red Square demonstration against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia; the participants raised banners in Czech and Russian supporting Czechoslovak independence. The KGB promptly arrested the protesters and put them on trial two months later. Litvinov was sentenced to five years' exile in Siberia. In 1974, Litvinov and his family immigrated to the United States, where he taught physics and mathematics at a boarding school in Tarrytown, New York, until his retirement in 2006. Scope and Content of Collection The Pavel Litvinov papers include biographical material, correspondence, memoirs and other writings, notes, printed matter, and photographs relating to political prisoners, civil rights and dissent in the Soviet Union, and Russian émigré affairs. Subjects and Indexing Terms Civil rights--Soviet Union. Political prisoners--Soviet Union. Dissenters--Soviet Union. Russians--United States. Biographical File, 1966-2008 Arrangement Statement Arranged chronologically. Register of the Pavel Mikhaǐlovich 2016C25 2 Litvinov papers Biographical File, 1966-2008 Box/Folder 1 : 1 American passports and other identification documents, 1966-1999 Scope and Contents note Includes Pavel Litvinov's Moscow State University diploma. Box/Folder 1 : 2-5 Records of Pavel Litvinov trial, 1966-1990 Scope and Contents note Includes investigative documents, legal complaints, appeals, and other materials relating to Litvinov's trial and exile. Box/Folder 1 : 6 Autobiography and curriculum vitae, 1974-1976 Box/Folder 1 : Clippings, 1974-2006 7-10 Scope and Contents note Includes clippings and articles relating to Pavel Litvinov. Box/Folder 1 : 11 Certificates of achievement and appreciation, 1981-2008 Scope and Contents note Includes String Quartet no. 3, by Mikko A. Taylor, inscribed and dedicated to P. Litvinov on the occasion of his retirement from teaching. Correspondence, 1969-2008 Box/Folder 1 : General, 1983-2006 12-13 Scope and Contents note Includes appreciation letters from students and colleagues, short notes, and greeting cards. Box/Folder 1 : Asarkan, Aleksandr (Alexander), 1985-2002 14-15 Box/Folder 1 : 16 Birchall, Graeme, 2002 Box/Folder 1 : 17 Buga, Mary Ann, 1990 Box/Folder 1 : 18 Daniel, Aleksandr (Alexander), 1991 Box/Folder 1 : 19 Freed, Florence W., 2007 Box/Folder 1 : 20 Guseinov, Gasan, 1991 Box/Folder 1 : 21 Hamlin, Bryan T., 1991 Box/Folder 1 : 22 Havel, Václav, 1993-2008 Scope and Contents note Includes invitation to the "Festive Gathering on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 August Events." Box/Folder 1 : 23 Kutik, Vitalii Naumovich, 2003 Box/Folder 1 : 24 Lebedev, M., circa 2000 Box/Folder 1 : 25 Leborg, Carol, 2003 Box/Folder 1 : 26 Litvinov, Mikhail (father), 1995 Box/Folder 2 : 1-2 Litvinova, Flora (mother), 1972-1999 Box/Folder 2 : 3 Litvinova, Nina (sister), 1990-1998 Litvinov, Pavel M., 1969-1995, undated Scope and Contents note Photocopies of letters from exile and America to his family relating to personal and family matters. Box/Folder 2 : 4 Undated Box/Folder 2 : 5-7 1969 Box/Folder 2 : 8-9 1970 Register of the Pavel Mikhaǐlovich 2016C25 3 Litvinov papers Correspondence, 1969-2008 Litvinov, Pavel M., 1969-1995, undated Box/Folder 2 : 10 1971 Box/Folder 2 : 11 1972 Box/Folder 2 : 12 1976 Box/Folder 2 : 13 1980-1985 Box/Folder 2 : 14 1990-1995 Box/Folder 2 : 15 Petrova, Tat'iana Alekseevna, 2004 Box/Folder 3 : 1 Ponomarev, Ivan, circa 2000 Box/Folder 3 : 2 Rerid, Allan, 2004 Box/Folder 3 : 3 Rubin, Inna (Ines), 2000-2001 Box/Folder 3 : 4 Rubina, M., 2002 Box/Folder 3 : 5 Shragin, Boris, 2005 Box/Folder 3 : 6 Svechinskii (Svechinsky), V., circa 2000 Box/Folder 3 : 7 Waite, Jim, 1983 Box/Folder 3 : 8 Weil, Robert, 1997 Box/Folder 3 : 9 Yarim-Agaev, Yuri, 1984 Box/Folder 3 : 10 Zhang, Jizhen, 1990 Speeches and Writings, 1968-1999 Arrangement Statement Arranged chronologically. Box/Folder 3 : General, 1968-1993 11-12 Scope and Contents note Includes fragments, drafts, and notes. Box/Folder 3 : 13 "Comparing Soviet and American Education," 1988 Box/Folder 3 : 14 "Pis'mo iz dal'nego zarubezh'ia," 1993 Register of the Pavel Mikhaǐlovich 2016C25 4 Litvinov papers Speeches and Writings, 1968-1999 Box/Folder 3 : Interview transcripts, 1993-1999 15-16 Scope and Contents note Includes interview of Pavel Litvinov and others on human rights; audio transcripts by N. Sorokin. International Human Rights Organizations File, 1974-2011 Arrangement Statement Arranged alphabetically by name of organization. Box/Folder 3 : The Andrei Sakharov Foundation, 2008-2011 17-18 Scope and Contents note Agenda, speeches, writings, correspondence, and printed matter relating to special meetings and conferences. Includes "Mustafa Dzhemilev and the Struggle for Human Rights," speech by Pavel Litvinov. Box/Folder 3 : 19 Committee for the Absorption of Soviet Emigres (CASE), 1974-1992 Scope and Contents note Includes "Certificate of Incorporation" and "Articles of Agreement between CASE and Vladlen Pavlemkov." Box/Folder 3 : Freedom of Communications, Inc., 1984-1991 20-22 Scope and Contents note Includes international funding sources records, correspondence, and annual budget report. Box/Folder 3 : 23 Friends of Memorial, Inc., 1997 Scope and Contents note Includes charities registration statement, application for tax-exempt status, and notes. Box/Folder 3 : 24 Helsinki Watch Group newsletters, 1979 Box/Folder 4 : 1 Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) annual meeting agenda, 1980 Box/Folder 4 : 2 Index on Censorship, 1997 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Pavel Litvinov. Box/Folder 4 : 3-6 "Memorial," international historical and civil rights society, 1974-2003 Scope and Contents note Includes program, statements, appeals, correspondence, and printed matter. Box/Folder 4 : 7-8 Moral Re-Armament, Inc. (MRA), 1990-1993 Scope and Contents note Includes MRA newsletters, correspondence, and Bryan T. Hamlin's reports about his trips to Moscow. Box/Folder 4 : 9 Gabriel Superfin File, 1991-1992 Scope and Contents note Includes memoranda, correspondence, and other materials related to Gabriel Superfin's career at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Box/Folder 4 : 10 Ivy Litvinov File, 1938-1969 Scope and Contents note Includes copies of the Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB) reports on Ivy Litvinov. Box/Folder 4 : 11 Kontinent, Editorial Board Correspondence, 1981-1985 Register of the Pavel Mikhaǐlovich 2016C25 5 Litvinov papers Kontinent, Editorial Board Correspondence, 1981-1985 Box/Folder 4 : Maksim Maksimovich Litvinov File, 1933-2001 12-14 Scope and Contents note Clippings and articles relating to Maksim Litvinov. Includes The Elusive Litvinov Memoirs, by Elena Danielson. See also: Box 7. Box/Folder 4 : Program Corporation of America (PCA), The Lecture Management Company File, 15-16 1986-1988 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence and lecturer contracts with
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