Programs

Tamizdat Project is dedicated to fostering knowledge and raising awareness about censorship, banned books, emigration, and cultural displacement from the Cold War era to the present, with a focus on the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. This story is still being told and unfolding. On our website, and through a series of live events in NYC and beyond, we bring archival discoveries, eyewitness accounts, and insights into Russian, East European, and Eurasian cultures abroad to the community of students, scholars, and the general public.
Conferences

Conferences

In 2023, we organized “Manuscripts Don’t Burn,” our first fundraising campaign and charity book auction, which featured hundreds of émigré first editions and books signed or inscribed by contemporary authors, ranging from Nobel Prize Laureate Svetlana Alexievich to rapper and “foreign agent” Noize MC. As a result, we were able to help 20 students continue their studies in the U.S.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy

In 2023, we organized “Manuscripts Don’t Burn,” our first fundraising campaign and charity book auction, which featured hundreds of émigré first editions and books signed or inscribed by contemporary authors, ranging from Nobel Prize Laureate Svetlana Alexievich to rapper and “foreign agent” Noize MC. As a result, we were able to help 20 students continue their studies in the U.S.

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Oral History

Oral History

In 2023, we organized “Manuscripts Don’t Burn,” our first fundraising campaign and charity book auction, which featured hundreds of émigré first editions and books signed or inscribed by contemporary authors, ranging from Nobel Prize Laureate Svetlana Alexievich to rapper and “foreign agent” Noize MC. As a result, we were able to help 20 students continue their studies in the U.S.

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Summer School

Summer School

In 2023, we organized “Manuscripts Don’t Burn,” our first fundraising campaign and charity book auction, which featured hundreds of émigré first editions and books signed or inscribed by contemporary authors, ranging from Nobel Prize Laureate Svetlana Alexievich to rapper and “foreign agent” Noize MC. As a result, we were able to help 20 students continue their studies in the U.S.

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