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Samizdat typescript of Sacred History of the Old Testament, approximately 1950-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Samizdat typescript of Sacred History of the Old Testament
- Dates
- approximately 1950-1980 (inclusive)19501980
- Quantity
- 1 folder
- Collection Number
- XOE_SC0053
- Summary
- Typewritten samizdat (self-published edition) of Sacred History of the Old Testament, produced during the era of Communist persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- Russian
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Typescript copy of Sacred History of the Old Testament (Svyashhennaya istoriya Vethogo Zaveta), produced during the era of Communist persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union. The 787-page Russian-language typescript is an example of samizdat (“self-published”) literature, a form of dissident activity in Eastern Bloc countries which allowed individuals to evade censorship laws by manually copying censored materials and circulating them in secret.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Samizdat typescript of Sacred History of the Old Testament, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 2021.
Processing Note
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Christians -- Soviet Union.
- Church and state -- Soviet Union.
- Dissenters -- Soviet Union.
- Underground literature -- Soviet Union.
Geographical Names
- Soviet Union -- Religious life and customs -- History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Records (Documents)
- Religious materials.
Finding aid prepared by Michael Taylor.
2021
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
