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Natan Eidel'man was a Russian author and historian. In this lecture he discusses the nature and history of the Soviet Union. The recording does feature some interaction with audience members who attended the lecture.

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This reel features a recording of a report over the phone by the reporter Irina Preobrazhenskaia regarding a hunger strike in the city of Gorkii.

Scope and Contents Elena Bonner was a human-rights activist and wife of the physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov. In this interview, Bonner speaks about Mikhail Gorbachev's expansion of his presidential powers, Perestroika, and Soviet politics in general. The reel appears to have been the original recording that was then transferred to the cassette MSE/REE 0002-124. It features numerous edits. The recording appears to have served as material for the program Za i protiv...

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Grachev was a high-level member of the Soviet communist party and served as Mikhail Gorbachev's press secretary in 1991.

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Simone Veil is a well-known French politician who accused the Soviet government of human rights violations on several occasions. Salkazanova conducts this interview in French.

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This reel features recordings of Radio Liberty's live news reports on the attempted August Coup against Gorbachev.

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This reel features a news report on the war in Nagorno-Karabakh as recorded for Radio Liberty.

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Evgenii Evtushenko is a well-known Soviet and Russian poet. This sound recording features a living reading of his poetry in French and Russian.

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Evgenii Evtushenko is a well-known Soviet and Russian poet. This sound recording features a living reading of his poetry in French and Russian.

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Bulat Okudzhava was a well-known Soviet musician and writer. This reel features a recording of Okudzhava performing several of his songs.

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Vladimir Asmolov is a well-known Soviet and Russian musician. This reel features a recording of Asmolov performing several of his songs, including "Ia idu v kabak."

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Victor Nekrasov was a well-known Soviet writer. This sound recording features him reading one of his texts, likely V okopakh Stalingrada.

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On this reel a former Soviet soldier discusses his capture by the Mujahedeen and subsequent decision to fight against Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

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On this reel Salkazanova discusses her life with several other unnamed women. Several of these people appear to have been her relatives.

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This sound recording features a press conference in French.

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This sound recording features an unidentified musical performance.

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This sound recording features an unidentified musical performance.

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This sound recording features an interview in French led by Fatima Salkazanova.

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This reel includes a recording of the Radio Liberty station identification.

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Misc. audio material.

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This sound recording features an unidentified individual discussing the issue of a Russian constitution.

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This reel features an episode of the radio program Chelovek i obshchestvo hosted by Fatima Salkazanova and aired on Radio Liberty. The episode focuses on the relationship between France and Lithuania.

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The audio reel features an episode of the radio program Vokrug sveta hosted by Fatima Salkazanova and aired on Radio Liberty. The program Vokrug sveta included a variety of stories on news issues and music from throughout the world.

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The reel features a recording of the musical theme for the radio program Vokrug sveta hosted by Fatima Salkazanova and aired on Radio Liberty. The program Vokrug sveta included a variety of stories on news issues and music from throughout the world.

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This reel features an episode of the radio program Sobytiia i liudi that includes an interview with Aleksandr Glezer.

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This reel features an episode of the radio program Sobytiia i liudi that includes an interview with Elena Bonner.