Published by Primary Source Microfilm
From
the State Archive of the Russian Federation
(GARF)
This
key collection of intercepted correspondence
covering
the period from 1906 to the Revolution
offers
unique insights into the logistics, organization
and
temperament of the socialist uprising and of the
police
efforts to infiltrate and thwart insurrection.
Researchers
will be able to explore crucial details of
theory,
planning and influence from original,
previously
unseen letters that were intercepted and
analyzed
by the Department of Police, the central
agency
of the state police in the Ministry of Internal
Affairs.
Offering
some 1,306 file units, this fascinating
collection
features letters from individuals
representing
all social classes, party affiliations and
social
status, such as:
- Members of various parties--Social Democrat, Socialist Revolutionary (SR),
Constitutional Democrat (KD) and anarchists
- Black hundreds' organizations
- Liberally inclined social figures
- High-ranking officials and statesmen
- Representatives from the administration
- Ministers, bureaucrats, and clergy
In
addition, the collection contains ciphered letters
and
their deciphered text, originals of letters written
with
invisible ink, tables for deciphering letters,
original
envelopes in which legal and illegal literature
was
sent, totally and partially copied letters and
journals
of incoming and outgoing correspondence,
allowing
scholars to reconstruct letters that no
longer
exist.
Offering
fresh, raw opinions from all walks of Russian
society,
this collection lets researchers delve
deeper
than ever possible before into the culture,
attitudes
and politics that shaped this epoch -- the
revolutionary
uprisings of 1905-1907, Stolypin's
reforms,
the events in the Lena river basin, the
dissolution
of the State Duma, Azef's treachery,
World
War I and the events leading to the February
Revolution
of 1917. Casting new light on the on the
activities
of many sectors of Russian society, these
letters
will allow innovative research into the:
- Moods in the army and the navy towards critical political events
- Underground political movements of professionals, peasants and students
- Changing outlook of the urban and rural population
- Activities of various parties and organizations
- Preparations for party congresses and conferences
- Legal and illegal press organs
- Role and influence of the State Duma.
Scope: 175 reels
A published guide to the collection is in the Microtext Reading Room
under the call number Z2519.I58 1998 (LC)+ (Oversize).
Sterling Library's hours of operation
LOCATION: SML, Microform (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER: Film B18840
