Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 205-4-207

Title

Ukrainian Monitoring Archives

Date(s)

1987 - 1997

Description Level

Series

Extent and medium (processed)

91 Archival boxes, 11.38 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)

Open Media Research Institute

Archival history

After the closure of the Open Media Research Institute in 1994, under the special agreement the files stayed at RFE/RL to support research, publishing and broadcasting. Due to problems in the transfer procedure from Prague to Budapest the original arrangement of the series was slightly changed. The new system of arrangement reflects the one that was introduced and used both at the archives of the RFE/RL Research Institute and the Open Media Research Institute for filing materials with main entries like Economy, Politics, Security, Social Issues, etc.

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The Ukrainian Monitoring Archives (Subject Files) was started by the staff of the Slavic, Baltic and Eurasian Archives at the RFE/RL Research Institute (Munich, Germany) and later continued at the Open Media Research Institute, thus mostly covering the period from 1992 to 1997 while ealier materials are occasional.

Collected materials, consisting mostly of press clippings, news agency releases and TV and radio monitoring, were filed according to English subject codes. Due to transfer procedures the original order was slightly modified at Open Society Archives.

The series comprise information relating to Ukraine on different topics such as economy, politics, foreign relations, security and armed forces, ecology, religion and other social issues. Of particular interest are files and materials on the state building, government structure and activities, national policy, political parties and movements.

Within the entry Politics: Public and Political Figures the files on prominent political leaders and activists can be found.

Accruals

Not Expected

System of arrangement

Arranged by subject code and thereunder by folder titles according to the English alphabet

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Unknown

Languages

English, Russian, Ukrainian

Description Control

Archivist's note

Arranged by Olga Zaslavskaya and Miklós Bányász; described by Olga Zaslavskaya, October 16, 2003; translated to Russian by Katerina Belenkina, December, 2022.