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Inventory of the . Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot photographs

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Inventory of the Soviet Union. 2015C49 1 Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot photographs Title: Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot photographs Date (inclusive): 1955-1988 Collection Number: 2015C49 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: Russian Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes(0.8 Linear Feet) Abstract: Photographs depicting Soviet naval leaders, ships, and sailors. Creator: Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot Hoover Institution Library & Archives 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 Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2015. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Historical Note Soviet navy. Scope and Content of Collection The photographs, mostly black and white, cover all the Soviet fleets: Northern, Pacific, Baltic, Black Sea, and the Caspian Flotilla, with the earliest photos from 1955 and the final series from 1988. The collection includes some photographs of ships and sailors, but many more are of high-ranking naval officers during various official functions in , Leningrad, Kiev, and Sevastopol, as well as visits to such countries as Cuba, Indonesia, India, Yemen, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Most frequently the photographs include the two top officers of the Soviet Navy of the Cold War era: Fleet Admiral Sergei Gorshkov, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy for nearly thirty years, and the chief of the Political Directorate, Admiral Vladimir Grishanov. A few photographs include top Communist Party and government leaders: , , , and Nikolai Podgorny, as well as the leaders of Soviet satellite countries of the Warsaw Pact. Subjects and Indexing Terms Soviet Union -- Armed Forces -- Pictorial works

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Inventory of the Soviet Union. 2015C49 2 Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot photographs