Series VI: Moscow Years
Scope and Content Note
Series VI documents Falkowski's years in the Soviet Union. The materials in this series provide a first-hand account, through Falkowski's personal observations and interviews, of the daily life of industrial and agricultural workers in the 1930s. The materials offer insight into the workers' perceptions of the period's economic and political transformation, as well as their reactions from social and cultural viewpoints. There are also draft notes and essays on foreign specialists that document their perceptions of the Soviet Union and the conditions under which they worked and lived.
The series includes two unpublished manuscripts for novels that take place in the Soviet Union, one titled "Boris" and one which is untitled.
To a lesser extent, the series contains subject files on topics such as courts and trials, housing, press and journalism, and theatrical and fine arts. There are also a small number of profiles and interviews regarding literature and literary figures.
