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Collection contains correspondence, printed and research materials, and writings of Leonid Plyushch (1939-2015), a leading Ukrainian political dissident in the Soviet era. He was a double annoyance to the Kremlin resisting their control over Ukraine and insisting on its sovereignty and cultural separateness from Russia. The collection also contains writings by contemporary Ukrainian authors, photographs, clippings of Leonid Plyushch articles in western and émigré newspapers, and posters. The date span of the collection is 1970s-2015. In addition to several boxes of subject files which reflect Leonid Plyushch political and literary activities, his papers contain his wife Tetiana Plyushch and his international supporters' efforts to save his life while he was imprisoned in one of the Soviet psychiatric hospitals. The Radio Liberty scripts also constitute a significant part of Leonid Plyushch papers and help to research his activities during the years of his French exile.
Series II: Professional Activities
This series contains Leonid Plyushch contracts with publishers, financial statements, interviews, lectures, open letters and speeches at various congresses and conferences.
Clippings, posters, reprints and weekly chronicle on Ukraine human rights
Series consists of appeals, correspondence, clippings and writings on various subjects and individuals including many attempts to save Leonid Plyushch from the Soviet authorities vengeance.
Series V: Writings by Leonid Plyushch
Typescripts and photocopies of typescripts for books, articles and lectures by Leonid Plyushch. Often with manuscript edits and notes by the author.
Typescripts and photocopies of typescripts with notes by Leonid Plyushch.
This collection is arranged in seven series.
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This collection is located onsite.
This collection has no restrictions.
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Leonid Plyushch Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Additions are expected.
2016.2017.M056: Method of acquisition--Purchase from Tetiana Plyushch; Date of acquisition--2017.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
This collection was processed by Marlow Davis (GSAS) and Tanya Chebotarev.
Leonid Plyushch was born on April 26, 1939 into a working class family in Kirghyzstan (U.S.S.R.). His father was killed in action during World War II. In 1959, Leonid Plyushch graduated from High school and was accepted to the Department of Mathematics of Odessa State University. After graduating, he worked as a village teacher and then as an engineer-mathematician (1962-1968) at the Institute of Cybernetics of the Ukrainian Academy of Science. He took an active role in the Ukrainian national and democratic movement of Shestidesiatniki (Sixties activists) and played a role as a link between Ukrainian and Moscow Human rights activists. In 1968, Leonid Plyushch was fired from his job for condemning Moscow authorities for arresting and trial of Alexander Ginzburg. On January 15, 1972, Leonid Plyushch was arrested and charged for anti-Soviet activities. In July 1973, he was sent for a forced treatment at the Dnepropetrovsk Special Psychiatric Hospital with the diagnosis of "sluggish schizophrenia". He was held there until January 1976. He was forced to leave the Soviet Union against his will and the rest of his life spent in France. He died there on June 4, 2015.
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