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Section II
News on Archives, Fonds and Institutions.
NS Archive in Bad Arolsen to be Opened for Researchers.
The competent eleven countries have finally agreed on opening up the files of the NS-Archive
in Bad Arolsen/Germany for researchers. The biggest nazi-archive worldwide contains
personal files of 17,5 millions prisoners, displaced persons and forced labourers, including the
famous "Schindler list". Previously the archive was accessed exclusively by the Red Cross
International Tracing Service. The final agreement on the opening of the archives was
preceded by a long struggle based on the conflict between the rights on information and
personal rights.
Bulgaria: More Communist Archives Declassified.
On November 13, 2006, more then 7200 pages archival material of the Bulgarian secret
service were declassified and opened for research. The materials cover the period between
1944 and 1990 and concern the country's Communist past. This is part of the Bulgarian
government's effort since May 2006 to ease up accessability of archival material.
Victor-Serge-Library in Moscow Reopens.
After a relocation, the Victor-Serge-Library opened its doors again on November 22nd, 2006.
The library, maintained by the "PRAKSIS" research society, is specialized in left-wing
antitotalitarian movements in Russia and the world, hosting over 4000 books and brochures,
many of them unique and not to be found in any other library on Russian territory. The new
adress is: Meščerskij pereulok, d. 2, korp. 5, pod'ezd 6. The library is open on Mondays
between 15:00 and 20:00, on Wednesdays between 10:00 and 15:00 and on Saturdays
between 13:00 and 18:00. It can be reached under +7-8-906-756-48-18. Further information is
available at http://www.praxiscenter.ru.
Wilhelm-Reich-Archive to be Opened Late 2007.
When Wilhelm Reich, founder of the Sexual Liberation movement within the German