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Gennady Barabtarlo: Correspondence with the Nabokov Family and with Alexander Asarkan

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036
 

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.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research, however folders 46 and 147 are restricted until 2032.

Dates
Creation: 1979-2012
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet
Related Names
Barabtarlo, Gennady, 1949-
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977
Nabokova, Vera
Nabokov, Dmitri
Sikorskai︠a︡, Elena Vladimirovna, 1906-
Asarkan, Alexander, 1930-2004
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Missouri
Language of Materials
English
Language of Materials
Russian

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 letters are in English and typed by Mrs. Nabokov's secretary. Some are in Russian and handwritten by Véra Nabokov. During 1979-1988, Professor Barabtarlo also corresponded with Nabokov's sister, Elena Vladimirovna Sikorski. Their correspondence centered on her family's life in Russia and subsequent emigration, as well as on aspects of Nabokov's fiction writing. Elena Sikorski's letters are in Russian and handwritten. The final group of correspondence, in English, is between Professor Barabtarlo and Nabokov's son, Dmitri, from 1987-2007. The correspondence largely concerns questions pertaining to Barabtarlo's translations of various editions of Vladimir Nabokov's works into Russian. Other topics mentioned within the correspondence are related to the controversy surrounding the publication of Nabokov's unfinished novel, "The Original of Laura" (See collection folder for Barabtarlo's remarks (1 leaf) on this.)

Related Names
Nabokova, Vera
Sikorskai︠a︡, Elena Vladimirovna, 1906-
Nabokov, Dmitri

i. Correspondence

 Sub-Series

This subseries consists of correspondence from Véra Evseevna Nabokov, Elena Vladimirovna Sikorski, and Dmitri Nabokov.

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1979 August 31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-1
Dates
Creation: 1979 August 31

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1979 November 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-2
Dates
Creation: 1979 November 16

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1979 December 19

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-3
Dates
Creation: 1979 December 19

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1979 December 31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-4
Dates
Creation: 1979 December 31

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 January 2

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-5
Dates
Creation: 1980 January 2

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 February 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-6
Dates
Creation: 1980 February 8

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 March 17

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-7
Dates
Creation: 1980 March 17

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 April 14

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-8
Dates
Creation: 1980 April 14

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 May 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-9
Dates
Creation: 1980 May 5

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 May 21

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-10
Dates
Creation: 1980 May 21

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 June 13

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-11
Dates
Creation: 1980 June 13

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 July 21

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-12
Dates
Creation: 1980 July 21

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 September 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-13
Dates
Creation: 1980 September 5

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 October 15

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-14
Dates
Creation: 1980 October 15

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1980 November

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-15
Dates
Creation: 1980 November

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1981 January 22

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-16
Dates
Creation: 1981 January 22

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1981 February 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-17
Dates
Creation: 1981 February 16
 

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1981 June 19

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-18
Dates
Creation: 1981 June 19

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1981 July 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-19
Dates
Creation: 1981 July 18

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1981 October 3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-20
Dates
Creation: 1981 October 3

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1981 November 27

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-21
Dates
Creation: 1981 November 27

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1981 December 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-22
Dates
Creation: 1981 December 16

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 February 13

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-23
Dates
Creation: 1982 February 13

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 March 17

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-24
Dates
Creation: 1982 March 17

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 April 2

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-25
Dates
Creation: 1982 April 2

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 April 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-26
Dates
Creation: 1982 April 26

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 May 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-27
Dates
Creation: 1982 May 5

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 May 17

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-28
Dates
Creation: 1982 May 17

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 June 28

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-29
Dates
Creation: 1982 June 28

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 July 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-30
Dates
Creation: 1982 July 9

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 July 19

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-31
Dates
Creation: 1982 July 19

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 July 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-32
Dates
Creation: 1982 July 26

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 August 4

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-33
Dates
Creation: 1982 August 4

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 August 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-34
Dates
Creation: 1982 August 18

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 August 25

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-35
Dates
Creation: 1982 August 25

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 September 10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-36
Dates
Creation: 1982 September 10

Véra Evseevna Nabokov to Gennady Barabtarlo, 1982 September 23

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
Identifier: MSE/REE 0036-37
Dates
Creation: 1982 September 23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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