Archives in Russia: A Directory and

This is a comprehensive directory and bibliographic guide to Russian archives and manuscript repositories in the capital cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is an essential resource for any researcher interested in Russian sources for topics in diplomatic, military, and church history; art; dance; film; literature; science; ethnolography; and geography. The first part lists general bibliographies of relevant reference literature, directories, bibliographic works, and specialized subject-related sources. In the following sections of the directory, archival listings are grouped in institutional categories. Coverage includes federal, ministerial, agency, presidential, local, university, Academy of Sciences, organizational, library, and museum holdings. Individual entries include the name of the repository (in Russian and English), basic information on location, staffing, institutional history, holdings, access, and finding aids.

More comprehensive and up-to-date than the 1997 Russian Version, this edition includes Web-site information, dozens of additional r

Introduction---Contemporary Reality of Archival Affairs in Russia

xxxix

Vladimir Petrovich Kozlov

Preface---ArcheoBiblioBase in Russia

xlix

Patricia Kennedy Grimsted

Acknowledgments

lviii

Russian Language Transliteration Table Technical Note

lxii

Abbreviations and Acronyms

lxv

Procedural Introduction

lxxix

Part A---Bibliography of General Archival Reference Literature

1

(154)

Institutional Directories

1

(20)

Bibliographies, Catalogues, and Directories of Specific Types of Sources

21

(26)

Archival Sources for Subject-Area Research

47

(70)

Archival Literature, Administrative Histories, and Related Reference Aids

117

(38)

B---Federal Archives Under Rosarkhiv

155

(116)

C---Archives Under Major Federal Agencies

271

(100)

Archives of the President and Major Federal Executive Agencies

271

(44)

Archives of Specialized Federal Agencies

315

(38)

Archives of Major Television, Radio, and Motion-Picture Studios

353

(18)

D---Local State Archives in Moscow and St. Petersburg

371

(72)

E---Archival Holdings in Academies, Research Institutes, and Universities

443

(182)

Holdings of the Russian Academy of Sciences

443

(126)

Holdings of Other Academies and Research Institutes

569

(26)

Holdings of State Higher Educational Institutions

595

(30)

F---Archival Holdings of Independent Trade Unions, Social, and Religious Organizations

625

(42)

G---Archives and Manuscript Holdings in Libraries

667

(130)

H---Archives and Manuscript Holdings in Museums

797

(416)

Appendixes

Selected List of Laws and Other Regulatory Act Relating to Archives (August 1991--March 1999)

1213

(6)

Glossary of Russian Terms for Archival and Manuscript Research

1229

(22)

Regulations for Work of Users in Reading Rooms of State Archives of the Russian Federation

1241

(8)

Indexes

Index/Correlation Table of Acronyms of Previous and Present Repositories

1249

(42)

Index of Authors, Compilers, and Editors

1291

(30)

Index of Personal Names

1321

(50)

Subject Index (Subjects, Institutional and Geographic Names)

1371

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Archives in Russia: A Directory and Bibliographic Guide to Holdings in Moscow and St.Petersburg: A Directory and Bibliographic Guide to Holdings in Moscow and St.Petersburg

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