Donation from Dr Steven Main comprising articles from Russian newspapers reporting on the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014.

Collection

Identifier: Acc.13624

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Donation from Dr Steven Main (academic and consultant on Russian affairs) comprising articles from Russian newspapers reporting on the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum. Newspapers included in the donation include those from the Official Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, Izvestiia, a high circulation Russian daily newspaper and an independent military digest.

Dates

Creation: 2013-2014

Conditions Governing Access

normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

normal conditions apply, subject to any copyright or data protection restrictions.

Extent

0.05 Linear metres (Files.)

Language of Materials

Russian

Additional Description

Arrangement

The material has been arranged in 4 series. Series 1 (1-42) contains articles from ITAR-TASS, Official Russian news agency (May – September, 2014); series 2 (43-49) contains articles from Krasnaya Zvezda, an official newspaper of Soviet and later Russian Ministry of Defence (October 2013-September 2014); series 3 (50-61) contains articles from Izvestiia, a high-circulation Russian daily broadsheet newspaper (September 2014); series 4 (62) comprises an article from Nezavisimoe voennnoe obozrenie (Independent Military Digest), a weekly Russian newspaper devoted to military issues, armaments, defence policy, armies and intelligence services worldwide (July 2014).