Library Resources

Library Resources

Columbia University Libraries

Students and scholars coming to the Harriman Institute have at their disposal one of the finest collections of materials on Russia and the post-Soviet nations in the West. Columbia's holdings are accessible through Columbia's online catalog, CLIO http://clio.cul.columbia.edu.

Russian, East European and Eurasian vernacular language holdings are estimated to consist of over one million monographic titles, adding approximately 14,000 titles each year. This includes the historic, and growing Post-Soviet Nationalities Collection of more than 20,000 titles in 59 languages of the Russian Federation, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

The Libraries subscribe to all significant sources of electronic information from and about the region, including bibliographic databases and full-text repositories of current newspapers, government documents, and scholarly journals.

Through an innovative partnership with the Cornell University Library, Columbia’s collections are developed in coordination with those in Ithaca, dramatically reducing duplication while creating a more expansive research resource. This work is coordinated by the Columbia Librarian for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Through the efficient BorrowDirect Network, students and faculty have borrowing privileges at all of the Ivy League institutions, plus M.I.T.

For more information contact Robert Davis at (212) 854-4701; rhd2106@columbia.edu.

Bakhmeteff Archive

Established in 1951, the Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture, the second largest repository of Russian émigré materials in the United States, contains approximately 1.3 million items in 1000 collections. These collections, made up of letters, diaries, memoirs, tapes, photographs, original manuscripts, and other documentary materials, cover the period from the 17th century to the present. The papers of well-known political personages such as Ferenc Nagy, Zoltan Pfeiffer, Imre Kovacs, and Jaromir Smutny are of particular importance to historians and political scientists interested in the modern history of East Central Europe. The Bakhmeteff Archive is located on the 6th Floor, east of Butler Library.

For further information, contact Curator Tanya Chebotarev: (212) 854-3986, tc241@columbia.edu. For more information, visit the Bakhmeteff Archive website.

New York Public Library

In addition to Columbia's libraries, scholars at the Harriman Institute can draw on the famed Slavic and Baltic resources of the New York Public Library (located at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue) are only a short subway ride away. Together, the collections of Columbia and the New York Public Library comprise one of the largest concentrations of Slavic and East European language materials in the country.

Through a partnership with NYPL and NYU, advanced graduate students and registered faculty may apply for borrowing privileges at the NYPL.

For more information, contact Dr. Stephen D. Corrsin, Curator at (212) 930-0636; scorrsin@nypl.org

Visit the NYPL website for hours and more information on the collection: www.nypl.org.

Columbia Center for Oral History

Harriman Institute faculty, fellows and students may also request access to the archives of the Columbia Central for Oral History, which include the memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev, former director Robert Legvold, the Radio Liberty Project, and many others.

801 Butler Library, 212 854-7083; Website: http://oralhistoryportal.cul.columbia.edu/.

Announcements

Parties as Disciplinarians: The Electoral Strategies of Centrist Parties

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 12:10pm

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Department of Political Science for a meeting of the Comparative Politics Seminar with Marko Klasnja, Assistant Professor at the School of Foreign Service and Government Department, Georgetown University.

The Cold War, Post-Cold War, and the Academy: Policy Recommendations from an Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Alexander Cooley (Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, and Director, Harriman Institute) and George Gavrilis, an independent consultant specializing in international relations, foreign policy, higher education and oral history, co-authored the PONARS Eurasia policy memo, "The Cold War, Post-Cold War, and the Academy: Policy Recommendations from an Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies," which draws on the findings gleaned from the Harriman Institute's oral history.

Russia: Stranger than Fiction

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 6:00pm

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Barnard Slavic Department for a conversation with Yelena Yakovich, documentary film director, and Marina Adamovich, editor-in-chief of The New Review, following the Russian Documentary Film Festival in New York, October 19–21, 2018. RSVP required for non-Barnard attendees; email barnardslavic@gmail.com.

Film Screening & Discussion. 'Early Cranes' and 'White Ship' with Director Bolot Shamshiev

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Please join the Harriman Institute for a screening of the films Early Cranes (1979) and White Ship (1975) by prominent Kyrgyz and Soviet film director Bolot Shamshiev, followed by a discussion between Shamshiev and Dr. Peter Rollberg (George Washington University). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

Book Talk. Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War by Jeffrey B. Lilley

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

Please join us for a talk with Jeffrey B. Lilley about his book Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War (Indiana University Press, 2018). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

International Conference: Aitmatov at 90

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Please join us for an international conference about the literary, diplomatic, and cultural legacy of renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer, Chinghiz Aitmatov. This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

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