Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 205-2-40

Title

Subject Files of Ustina Markus Relating to the Belarussian Soviet Socialist Republic

Date(s)

1977 - 1995

Description Level

Series

Extent and medium (processed)

2 Archival boxes, 0.25 linear meters

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

Dr. Ustina Markus received a BA in History from Loyola University (Chicago) in 1984, an MA in the Modern History of the Soviet Union and Middle East from the University of Illinois in 1986, and a Ph.D. in History from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1991. Her doctoral dissertation (Soviet Counterinsurgency Doctrine: A Case Study of the Guerilla Wars in Lithuania and Western Ukraine, 1944-1953) was accepted for publication by the Texas A&M University Press.

In 1993-1995 she worked as Research Analyst for Belorussian/Ukrainian Affairs at the Research Institute of RFE/RL in Munich. When OMRI was created, she became a Research Analyst there.
At that time, the field of her responsibility was Belarus and Ukraine. She published several articles in Transition, for example, Belarus: Still Coming to Terms with Independence (vol.1, no.2, 15 February 1995), Ukraine: Stability Amid Political Turnover (vol.1, no.2, 15 February 1995), and others.
Her collection consists of three series that reflect her research areas over the years. Thus this particular series provides information on different aspects of the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic in the period from 1977 to 1991. She collected and filed materials on economy, politics, social issues, and culture. Of particular interest can be files on dissidents, relations with Poland, and files on different cities of the country.
Most of the files contain new agency releases, press clippings, analytical materials, including some of the RFE/RL staff members.

Accruals

Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Unknown

Languages

Belarusian, English, Russian, Ukrainian