Alfred J. Rieber: An American in the Soviet and Russian Archives (2024)

In his talk at the Blinken OSA Archivum, Alfred Rieber weaved together two themes; first, some brief personal reflections on the place of archives in the craft of the historian and then, primarily, his own experiences in assessing the changes in atmosphere and access to the Soviet and Russian archives over the past fifty-five years since he first conducted research in Moscow as a graduate student during the first year of the Soviet-American cultural exchange in 1958-59 (Lacey -Zarubin Agreement).That same year, his research in the archives also began his personal encounters with Soviet historians which led to several lasting friendships.
An American in the Soviet and Russian Archives, by Alfred J. Rieber, University Professor Emeritus at Central European University (CEU)
February 15, 2024
Blinken OSA Archivum
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