A Note on Sources

Abstract

Research for this book was done at major libraries and archives in both the United States and Russia. In the United States a great bulk of the work was done at Harvard University Library and the Hoover Institution. While these libraries have many fine holdings in Russian history, especially the Hoover Archives and Library, they were no match for the materials that can be found only in the former Soviet Union. I should note here, though, that many of the materials found in America, especially the Russian materials in the Hoover’s holdings, cannot be found in the former Soviet Union. The same applies to the materials located in various branches of the Russian National Library (formerly the Lenin library). And it was the materials from this library that were the most important for completion of this manuscript. The nature of these unique sources requires some clarification.