Tamizdat
From the early years of its existence, the New York Public Library has systematically acquired Russian titles published outside of Russia. They first included works by Russian authors escaping tsarist censorship but soon gave way to publications by authors who could not freely publish their works in the Soviet Union. Russian and other publishers operating outside of Russia/Soviet Union played a vital role in making these works available to a broader public. A checklist of Tamizdat titles from the holdings of the New York Public Library has been created and it is accompanied by three texts. All are available below.