Scope and Contents

The Barabtarlo Collection consists of letters, postcards, emails, manuscripts, photographs, audiocassettes, and videocassettes. These items were collected by Gennady Barabtarlo over the course of his association with the Nabokov Family and with Alexander Asarkan.

Scope and Contents This series primarily consists of letters from three members of the Nabokov Family. It also includes miscellaneous documents, photographs, and audiovisual materials collected by Professor Barabtarlo. Professor Barabtarlo corresponded with Nabokov's widow, Véra Evseevna Nabokov, from 1979-1990. Much of their correspondence relates to Professor Barabtarlo's translation of Nabokov's English language works into Russian, including his novel "Pnin", short stories, and biographical essays. Most...