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Condition: Good vintage condition.Rare Cold War Archive: 10 Original 1988 Radio Liberty (Радио Свобода) Broadcast Production ScriptsUp for sale is an extraordinary, historically significant archival lot of 10 original period production scripts from the highly influential Radio Liberty program \"Не хлебом единым\" (\"Not by Bread Alone\").Dating precisely from January 2 to March 6, 1988, these documents capture a monumental moment in both religious and geopolitical history: the run-up to the 1000-Year Millennium of the Baptism of Rus, broadcast directly through the Iron Curtain to Soviet citizens.Lot Features & Highlights:
- Historical Timeline: 10 complete weekly broadcast lineups covering consecutive weekends across Jan, Feb, and early Mar 1988.
- Prominent Emigré Figures: Features segments, cues, and texts by legendary anti-communist dissidents and religious scholars, including Gleb Rar (Рар), Father George Benigsen (Бенигсен), and Father Michael Meerson-Aksenov class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe#HokZ0d\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"ndKN3b_8h\" data-hveid=\"CAAIKhAD\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Authentic Production Markings: Each script features the iconic hand-marked production stamps, including a circled \"18\" or \"17\" and the handwritten broadcast directive \"as broadcast\".
Perfect for archives, academic institutions, or serious collectors of Cold War history, Soviet samizdat culture, and Eastern Orthodox history.📚Provenance
From the personal archive of Nicholas A. Petroff, whose career included work involving Soviet and Eastern European affairs and senior service Assistant Director with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The archive was retained together before acquisition and has not been assembled from unrelated sources. The archive’s Petroff provenance provides important context for the material and helps explain its concentration on Russian Service editorial policy, Soviet affairs, broadcasting and institutional controversies.
Radio Liberty transmitted uncensored news, cultural programming, religious discussions, and political commentary to audiences in the Soviet Union. Religious programming held particular historical importance because open religious expression and access to uncensored Orthodox material had long been restricted under Soviet rule. These scripts date from the transformative final period of the USSR.
The provenance helps explain why this group of Russian-language broadcast and political material was preserved together.
An excellent research collection relating to Radio Liberty, post-Soviet Russia, international broadcasting, journalism, Russian émigré history, religious studies and political communication.
This provenance provides valuable context but should not be interpreted as a claim that Petroff personally authored all of these scripts. However, based on their provenance and the handwritten editorial markings, they are believed to have been at least reviewed or edited by Petroff. The handwriting has not been independently authenticated.
Bonus:
As an added provenance piece, this lot includes one original Nicholas Petroff business card, shown in the final photograph.
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