Коллекция фронтовых писем "Память"
- Сollection of Red Army soldiers’ private correspondence "Memory"
Extent and Medium
about 1500 files
Biographical History
The collection was gathered by the archival expedition "Memory" initiated in 1980 and lasted until 1990
Scope and Content
Red army oldiers’ letters addressed to relatives, friends, lovers, and pen friends, it merits researchers’ attention.
Archivist Note
Entry selected by Anastasia Zaplatina
Sources
Tazhidinova I.G. "The Memory" Collection of Letters to the Front from the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History as the Largest Collection of Red Army Soldiers Private Correspondence (1941–1945). In: Vestnik Arhivista, 2015, No 1. pp. 8 - 19.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0