Tamizdat Project

Tamizdat Project is a virtual environment that traces the history of circulation, first publications and reception of contraband Russian literature outside the USSR by making a rich variety of relevant sources available to the international academic community and students worldwide. It explores, in a research-oriented environment, the historical and socio-cultural climate in which masterpieces of Russian literature first appeared abroad before they could see the light of day at home. Although historically finite, Tamizdat Project is an ever-growing initiative as its scope expands. The website is constantly populated with new sources, including previously unpublished archival materials.