Samizdat and other Periodicals
The Former USSR
The Special Periodicals Collection from the countries of the former USSR contains over 6,000 titles from the end of the 19th century onwards. These include officially published periodicals as well as the publications of marginalised social, political and cultural groups and organisations. These range from newspapers, journals and bulletins to academic works and other series publications. Their subjects cover the humanities and social sciences, politics and economics, culture and cultural studies. The collection concentrates on nationwide publications from Moscow. In addition, there are regional periodicals (from Ekaterinburg and Kazan', and , for the 1990s, St Petersburg, Saratov, Samara, Vladivostok, Tver', Smolensk and Tambov) and roughly 200 subscriptions to periodicals from the current year.
The samizdat periodicals from the 1950s to 1986 (over 40 titles) and the unofficial periodicals of 1987-1991 (over 800 titles) are housed in the Historical Archive. The publications of the political emigration from Russia and the Soviet Union extend beyond these chronological parameters and are available from as early as the 19th and early 20th centuries. Click here for an overview of our holdings of periodicals from the former Soviet Union in our library.
Contact Person for the Soviet Archive:
Maria Klassen, Tel.: (0421) 218 - 69631
Poland
There are over 300 current periodicals from Poland. These include newspapers, journals, bulletins and irregular publications from universities, academic and political institutions, and non-governmental organisations, including the regional press and journals. Their subjects range from current politics, literature and culture to the social sciences and cultural studies. The collection also focuses on the national and ethnic minorities in Poland. Click here for an overview of our holdings of periodicals from Poland.
Contact Person for the Central and Eastern European Archive:
Karina Garsztecka, Tel.: (0421) 218 - 69638
The Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, the GDR
There are almost 65 current periodicals from the Czech and Slovak Republics: these include newspapers, journals and leaflets from political parties, parliaments, polling firms and other state institutions and non-governmental organisations. Their subjects cover current politics and society, history, political science, sociology and cultural studies, regional profiles, literature, film, theatre and the visual arts. Click here for an overview of our holdings of periodicals from Czech and Slovak Republics and former Czechoslovakia.
Contact Person for the Central and Eastern European Archive:
Karina Garsztecka, Tel.: (0421) 218 - 69638
In addition, there are individual periodicals from Serbia, Bulgaria and Mongolia. |
