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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

Microform: Voennaia Mysl' [Soviet journal of military theory], 1985-1990


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0099 KCLMA MFF 4

Held at: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

Title: Microform: Voennaia Mysl' [Soviet journal of military theory], 1985-1990

Date(s): 1985-1990

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 74 fiche

Name of creator(s): Soviet military personnel, strategists, and military analysts

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The collection includes copies of the Soviet military theory journal Voennaia Mysl', an authoritative journal published with the authority of the Soviet General Staff. Established in 1937, the journal was classified 'For Generals, Admirals, and Officers Only' from 1947-1989.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

The collection contains microfiched copies of issues of Voennaia Mysl', the Soviet military theory journal for armed forces personnel and military strategists. Included in the collection are monthly issues and special issues, 1985-1990. Special issues were published only occasionally and were considered especially authoritative. Often their classification was higher than standard issues. The 1985 special issue was dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in World War Two, and includes essays by Soviet Marshal Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov and Defence Minister Sergei L Sokolov.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Russian

System of arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Conditions governing access:

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Enquiries concerning the copyright of the original material should be addressed to East View Publications, 12215 North 28th Place, Minneapolis, MN, 55441, USA.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

East View Publications, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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Existence and location of copies:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Date(s) of descriptions: Date of compilation: Oct 1999


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Armed forces | State security
Communism | Collectivism | Political doctrines
East West relations | International relations
Military theory | Higher science education
Periodicals | Publications | Communications media | Information sciences
Military organizations

Personal names
Zhukov | Georgi Konstantinovich | 1896-1974 | Soviet General

Corporate names

Places
USSR | Eastern Europe