Manuscript magazines at the Estonian Cultural History Archives

The collection of manuscript magazines at the Estonian Cultural History Archives reflects the samizdat activities of writers and other cultural figures during Soviet times. It was formed in the 1990s after several donations, mostly from Jaan Isotamm. Nevertheless, the ‘almanac movement’ had numerous authors, outsiders as well as those recognised by the authorities whose works are now available in this collection. The collection contains manuscript magazines, poetry written in refugee camps, and material about religious movements and groups dealing with esoteric issues, etc. It also includes underground almanacs from Soviet times. These handwritten journals were not censored, and contain literary essays and poems, as well as socio-critical writings.

爱沙尼亚文化历史档案馆所收藏的手稿杂志系列，映射了苏联时期作家及其他文化人士的地下出版物活动。该系列形成于20世纪90年代，经过数次捐赠，其中以Jaan Isotamm的捐赠为主。尽管‘年鉴运动’汇聚了众多作者，包括局外人以及官方认可的人物，其作品现均已收录于本系列之中。该系列囊括了手稿杂志、难民营中的诗歌创作，以及与宗教运动和神秘议题相关的材料等。此外，还包括了苏联时期的地下年鉴。这些手抄期刊未经审查，内含文学论文、诗歌以及社会批判性作品等。