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Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States: Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Bakhmete Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition

by Tanya Chebotarev; Jared S. Ingersoll


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Gain a better understanding of the past and cultures of Slavic and East European peoples with American archival collections! Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States, the first collection of its kind, offers perspectives from leading Slavic librarians, archivists and historians on the cultural history of Russian and East European exiles and immigrants to North America in the twentieth century. Editor Tanya Chebotarevcurator of the Bahkmeteff Archive at Columbia Universityand a group of leading authorities document the concerted effort to preserve Russian and East European written culture outside the bounds of Communist power. This book is a vital addition to the collections of archivists, librarians, historians, and graduate students in Russian studies and American immigrations. Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States explores the role of Russian migrs, librarians, and scholars in the United States in providing a haven for archival collections of Russian literature, art, and historical manuscripts at the height of panic during the Cold War. This essential resource celebrates the efforts made by archivists and librarians in collecting migr materials. This book addresses many important related topics, such as:

  • an introduction to the life and work of Boris Aleksandrovich Bakhmetefffinancial contributor to the Archive and the last Russian ambassador to the United States before the Bolsheviks' seizure of power
  • the Eurasianist movementits roles and views on science, culture, and empire
  • reflections of Russian migrs on Soviet nationality policies during the 1920s and 1930s
  • American collections on immigrants from the Russian Empire
  • the New York Public Libraryits role in collecting and describing vernacular Slavic and East European language and history materials to a diverse readership
  • Columbia University Libraries' Slavic and East European Collectionsa historical overview of these extraordinarily rich collections of materials from or about the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the countries and people of Eastern Europe
  • the Hoover Institution's Polish migr collections and the Polish state archives
  • Russian archives onlinepresent status and future prospects

This book also details recent efforts to repatriate archival collections and libraries abroad and return them to their countries of origin. Disagreements between countries are already emerging, and Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States discusses their implications and the future of America's Slavic archives.

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SUMMARY. This article is the first attempt to introduce Boris Aleksandrovich Bakhmeteff, the last Russian ambassador to the United States before the Bolsheviks' seizure of power and a many-sided Russian intellectual with a variety of interests, as a political thinker.

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  • Title Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States: Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Bakhmete
  • Author Tanya Chebotarev; Jared S. Ingersoll
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 154
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date April 2004
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780789024053 / 0789024055
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.32 x 6.02 x 0.43 in (21.13 x 15.29 x 1.09 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
    • Cultural Region: Russian
  • Library of Congress subjects Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East, Bakhmetev, B. A - Influence
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003017537
  • Dewey Decimal Code 026.947
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