Sergei Zhirkevich photograph collection, 1980-1998 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Series I: Manuscripts
BOX 1 FOLDER 1		Finding Aid and Diskette
BOX 1 FOLDER 1			Copy of this document and a diskette with saved finding aid file. 8 pages.
BOX 1 FOLDER 2		Copies of Photographs Versos for PH01-PH28
BOX 1 FOLDER 2			Preservation photocopies of the verso of the photographic prints documenting the notes written in Russian. 28 pages.
BOX 1 FOLDER 3		Diary Excerpts
BOX 1 FOLDER 3			Typewritten excerpts from the diaries made by Sergei Zhirkevich during his field research. 46 pages.
BOX 1 FOLDER 4		Monograph - Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace)
BOX 1 FOLDER 4			Copy of the book in which the photographs from the collection are published. The text contains reprinted quotations from the people interviewed. It should be noted that the form of Russian used in the text is representative of the dialect spoken in the provincial regions depicted. 214 pages.
	Series II: Graphic Images
		The list below contains descriptions of the subject of each photograph, the location at which the photograph was taken, the date on which the photograph was taken, and the transcription of the verso caption translated from Russian to English. Also included is the physical description and dimensions of the photograph, a note indicating whether the photograph is signed by the photographer, and the page number on which the photograph appears in the monograph, Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati. It is important to note, that the location information often refers to an “oblast” which refers to an administrative territorial division within Russia and other countries formerly part of the Soviet Union.
BOX 2 ITEM PH01		A woman touching her head scarf, smoking a cigarette, and smiling. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 2 ITEM PH01			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Aksin’ia." 1 black-and-white print. 14 x 11 inches. Signed. Page 13.
BOX 2 ITEM PH02		A man standing on the shore of Lake Glukhoe wearing wet shorts and making the "Old Believer" sign of the cross with right hand. Pskov Oblast. 1994.
BOX 2 ITEM PH02			Verso caption: "Old Believer Victor, Glukhoe Lake, Pskov Oblast. 1994." 1 black-and-white print. 10.5 x 15.5 inches. Not signed. Page 19.
BOX 2 ITEM PH03		A woman wearing a head scarf seated inside her house playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1990.
BOX 2 ITEM PH03			Verso caption: "Maria Sosenkova./Singer. Accordionist, Violinist, 'white' sorceress/1990. Pskov Oblast." 1 black-and-white print. 12.25 x 16.5 inches. Not signed. Page 29.
BOX 2 ITEM PH04		A woman wearing a head scarf and holding a candle with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin hanging on the wall behind. Location unknown. 1980-82?
BOX 2 ITEM PH04			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Bolshevik-sorceress. 80-82(?)." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 15.25 inches. Signed. Page 39.
BOX 2 ITEM PH05		A gathering of women standing in a field with a gathering of men in the background. Vinnitsy in Leningrad Oblast. Date unknown.
BOX 2 ITEM PH05			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Vinnitsy. Leningrad Oblast." 1 black-and-white print. 15 x 11 inches. Signed. Page 156.
BOX 2 ITEM PH06		Woman standing in front of a barn. Location unknown. 1991.
BOX 2 ITEM PH06			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. 1991. Evdok’ia Borovikova." 1 black-and-white print. 11 x 15 inches. Signed. Page 57.
BOX 2 ITEM PH07		A religious procession. Young boy and woman in foreground holding candles. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1993.
BOX 2 ITEM PH07			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Pechory. 1993." 1 black-and-white print. 14.75 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 58.
BOX 2 ITEM PH08		A man in foreground holding a cross that hangs around his neck. In the background, a woman stands in the doorway of the house. Location unknown. 1996.
BOX 2 ITEM PH08			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. 1996. On the path to becoming a 'Holy Fool.' Vanya." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 14.75 inches. Signed. Page 61.
BOX 2 ITEM PH09		A man and woman seated. Man holding a white dog. Izborsk in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
BOX 2 ITEM PH09			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. 1995. Izborsk. Family." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 14.5 inches. Signed. Page 65.
BOX 2 ITEM PH10		Three women and one man standing on a dirt road near a fence. The man is playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
BOX 2 ITEM PH10			Verso caption: "Accordionist Stepan, Pskov Oblast. 1984." 1 black-and-white print. 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Not signed. Page 78.
BOX 2 ITEM PH11		A smiling man (standing) and woman (seated) in front of their house. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 2 ITEM PH11			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Grandfather Savelii and his wife, Vera. (Atliakovs)." 1 black-and-white print. 11 x 15 inches. Signed. Page 87.
BOX 2 ITEM PH12		Candles in foreground with people in background. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1994.
BOX 2 ITEM PH12			Verso caption: "Prayer service at Pskov-Pechory Monastery/Assumption of the Virgin Mary/1994." 1 black-and-white print. 15.75 x 12.25 inches. Not signed. Page 90.
BOX 2 ITEM PH13		Man and woman dancing in their yard while three dogs look on. Fëdorovka, Russia. Date unknown.
BOX 2 ITEM PH13			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Grandfather Fëdor from Fëdorovka and his wife, Olya/Waltz: Mare’s Tears/." 1 black-and-white print. 15 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 92.
BOX 2 ITEM PH14		Man standing in a garden singing and playing the accordion. Fence posts with overturned mason jars in background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 2 ITEM PH14			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Savelii Atliakov." 1 black-and-white print. 10.25 x 15.25 inches. Signed. Page 97.
BOX 3 ITEM 15		A group of men gathered in a field with trees in the background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 3 ITEM 15			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. From the series: Refuge in the forest." 1 black-and-white print. 14.25 x 10.5 inches. Signed. Page 125.
BOX 3 ITEM 16		A woman wearing head scarf smiling and playing the guitar. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 3 ITEM 16			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Accordionist Maria." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 133.
BOX 3 ITEM 17		People gathered in a field dancing and playing instruments. Location unknown. 1987.
BOX 3 ITEM 17			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Holiday. 1987." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 11.25 inches. Signed. Same scene, but not the same photograph, page 134.
BOX 3 ITEM 18		A woman keening over a life-size doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Pskov Oblast. 1989.
BOX 3 ITEM 18			Verso caption: "Stepanida Moisenko keens (mournfully wails) for 'Maslenitsa Grandfather.' Village of Mockalianiata. Pskov Oblast. 1989." 1 black-and-white print. 11.5 x 16 inches. Not signed. Same scene, but not the same photograph, page 136.
BOX 3 ITEM 19		A man and woman dressed as bride and groom. Another man plays the accordion and another looks on holding a bottle. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 3 ITEM 19			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Playing a wedding/Reconstruction of an old ritual." 1 black-and-white print. 14.5 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 148.
BOX 3 ITEM 20		A woman with head scarf singing in her house. A framed portrait of Vladimir Lenin in the background. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
BOX 3 ITEM 20			Verso caption: "Liubov Berzina. Singer. Pskov Oblast. 1984." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 11.25 inches. Not signed. Page 149.
BOX 3 ITEM 21		A man sitting on a chair cross legged playing the accordion. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 3 ITEM 21			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Accordionist Vasilii." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 14.75 inches. Signed. Page 151.
BOX 3		A shoeless man seated on window sill of a house playing the accordion while he sings a song entitled, "Kolyma." Kolyma is the region in Siberia infamous for Stalin’s labor camps. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 3			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Zhora Zhukov. The first song in the new house -'Kolyma.'" 1 black-and-white print. 10.5 x 15.5 inches. Signed. Page 155.
BOX 3 ITEM 23		A woman in floral dress covering her head with a scarf and standing over a life-sized doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus. 1984.
BOX 3 ITEM 23			Verso caption: "Preparing 'Maslenitsa Grandmother' at collective farm, 'Trudy.' 1984. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus." 1 black-and-white print. 11.5 x 15.75 inches. Not signed. Same scene, but not the same photograph, page 168.
BOX 3 ITEM 24		A gathering of people. Man holding a religious icon in the foreground. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
BOX 3 ITEM 24			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Pechory. 1995." 1 black-and-white print. 13.75 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 182.
BOX 3 ITEM 25		A cross carved into a gravestone. Izborsk, Pskov Oblast. Date unknown.
BOX 3 ITEM 25			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Izborsk. Grave of an unknown." 1 black-and-white print. 11 x 14.75 inches. Signed. Page 184.
BOX 3 ITEM 26		Outdoor religious ceremony. Priest is blessing worshipers with holy water. Location unknown. Date unknown.
BOX 3 ITEM 26			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich." 1 black-and-white print. 15 x 10.75 inches. Signed. The version published on page 204 is the mirror image of the print.
BOX 3 ITEM 27		A rooftop cross silhouetted by clouds and sun. Pskov. 1996.
BOX 3 ITEM 27			Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Pskov. 1996." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 11.75 inches. Signed. Page 207.
BOX 3 ITEM 28		Two young boys posed in front of a wall with graffiti. Tallinn, Estonia. 1982.
BOX 3 ITEM 28			Verso caption: "At a wall. Tallinn, 1982." 1 black-and-white print. 12.5 x 14 inches. Not signed. Not published in monograph.

Sergei Zhirkevich photograph collection, 1980-1998

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