Soviet Contraband : Publishing free thinkers in the Soviet Union
Evgeny Popov, Vasilii Aksenov, and Viktor Erofeev [Erofeyev] holding the Ardis printed copy of their anthology: Metropol. The publishing of Metropol was a key moment for Soviet Writers as many would face punishment for going against the government’s censorship.
Join us next Thursday, 16 November between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event!
Drop by the Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor Hatcher Library, any time during this open house to learn about the Ardis Press and their involvement in publishing censored materials and smuggling them back into the Soviet Union for the masses. Light refreshments will be provided.
The event will feature materials from the Ardis Press Records. These materials have recently been re-processed by archivist Sarah Conrad, rehousing some materials into acid-free folders and boxes and creating a new arrangement for the collection.
Come by to explore these materials, and be sure to check out the other Third Thursdays at
the Library events, with selections from the Clark Library and International Studies!