Identity area
Reference code
BXB/1/1/RAI
Title
Irina Ratushinskaya
Date(s)
- 1986 - 1992 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
9 boxes, 3 oversized items
Context area
Name of creator
(1954-2017)
Biographical history
Irina Borisovna Ratushinskaya, (born March 4, 1954) is a prominent Russian dissident, poet and writer.On September 17, 1982, Irina was arrested for anti-Soviet agitation. In April 1983, she was convicted of "agitation carried on for the purpose of subverting or weakening the Soviet regime", sentenced to seven years in a labor camp followed by five years of internal exile. She was released on October 9, 1986
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Consists of letters and proofs relating to the translated work of Irina Ratushinskaya.