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Social Science Research Station
- Devoted to research and dissemination of information about Russian social sciences, particularly anthropology and sociology, including the study of Russian ethnic groups originating from the former Soviet Union, whatever their present location.
- HRSSRS is a California non-profit, tax-exempt educational and research institution, incorporated in the state of California since 1969.
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- Russia and Her Neighbors: Facts and Views on Daily Life in the Former Soviet Union.
(A periodical formerly titled: The Station Relay)- Molokan Heritage Collection: 6+ volumes of translations, reprints, maps, and tapes,
all about the Molokans (Molokane).- Other Publications: 10 more books available from the Station.
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- Board of Directors: Our 2 most dedicated remaining volunteers.
- Dr. Stephen P. Dunn and Ethel Dunn:The Dunns, founders of the Highgate Road Social Science Research Station, or simply The Station
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Russia and Her Neighbors:
Facts and Views on Daily Life(Formerly: The Station Relay) (ISSN# 106-0127)
17 editions containing 200 articles, 10 maps, and 20 charts and tables, 50 letters have been published since 1985. Browse an index of all issues in print, or view the tables of contents and abstracts for all issues with their covers.
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Index of Soviet Anthropology and Archeology and Soviet Sociology for the years Steve was editor (1962-1986).
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Molokan Heritage Collection
6+ Volumes
Volume 0
History of Religious Sectarianism in Russia (1860s - 1917)
By A.I. Klibanov, translated by Ethel Dunn. 450 page book with preface, 1982. Russian version also available. Only 700 copies were published in English. We purchased the remaining inventory of 120 and offer them at a discount. If you can find one in a store, the retail price is over $50. From us, it's -- $35.00Volume I
Reprints of Articles and Translations
Collected by Dr. Stephen P. and Ethel Dunn. 200 page book. Contains the best 11 articles from our library about the Molokans. Besides many short topics about peasant life in Russia, settlement in the Transcaucasus, changes in Spiritual Christianity and its impact on the country, it features a description of a Molokan weddding 100 years ago. -- $20.00Volume II
Molokans in Turkey
By Dr. Orhan Türkdogan (edited and enhanced). 250 page book, 1972. Details about the 1,500 Molokans who stayed behind in Kars until they returned to Russia in 1962. We had this Ph.D. thesis translated from Turkish and added more data, photographs, diagrams, maps, and tables. Did you know that the Pryguny ate red eggs during Paskha? Did you know about the breeds: "Molokan horse" and "Molokan dairy cow"? -- WORK IN PROGRESSVolume III
Where Molokans Lived in Russia
By A.J. Conovaloff. Four-color topographic map, 3 feet by 4 feet, with index, in progress. Large wall map showing over 300 original village place names. Coded for sect (Molokan, Dukhobor, etc.), settlement date, and population. Cross-referenced by Russian and phonetic name, district, and republic. -- WORK IN PROGRESSVolume IV
The Origins of Molokan Singing
By Dr. Linda O'Brien-Rothe. 60 page book and 45 minute tape. Taped and musically notated examples show how Molokans borrowed melodied from old Russian village folk songs. Proofread by over 70 Molokans. -- $20.00Volume V
Spiritual Christian Communalists in 19th Century Russia
By A.I. Klibanov, translated by Dr. Stephen P. Dunn and Ethel Dunn. 300 page book. More information about Molokan life in the Caucasus. A sequel to Klibanov, Volume 0. -- WORK IN PROGRESS
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A Molokan's Search for Truth: The Correspondence of Leo Tolstoy and Fedor Zheltov
Introductions by Andrew Donskov and Ethel Dunn, placing the Molokans in the social history of the time. 51 actual letters between a Molokan martyr and Count Tolstoy, published in 2000. -- $20 ($15 in Russian, 155 pages published in 1999.) -- [See more about this book.]L.N. Tolstoy i F.A. Zheltov: Perepiska
Edited by A.A. Donskov -- $15.00 -- [See more about this book.]Moia Zakavkazskaia Rossia
By S.I. I'lin -- $15.00The Peasants of Central Russia
By Dr. Stephen P. Dunn and Ethel Dunn. 147 page book. Republished in 1988 with new preface and reading list. -- $10.00Where the Old are Young
By Paula Garb. 182 page book. (See review in the STATION RELAY, Vol.1, No.5.) Originally titled: "From Childhood to Centenarian" in 1984. -- $8.00Introduction to Soviet Ethnography
Edited by Dr. Stephen P. Dunn and Ethel Dunn.708 pages in two volumes, 1974. -- $10.00The Study of the Soviet Family in the USSR and in the West
Slavic Studies Working Paper No. 1, by Dr. Stephen P. Dunn and Ethel Dunn. 75 pages, 1977. --. $3.00The Rise and Fall of the Asiatic Mode of Production
By Dr. Stephen P. Dunn. 154 pages, 1982. -- $10.00Soviet But Not Russian: The Other Peoples of the Soviet Union
By William M. Mandel. 182 page paperback, 1985. -- $10.00The Origins of the Autocracy: Ivan the Terrible in Russian History
By Alexander Yanov, translated Dr. Stephen P. and Ethel Dunn. 352 page book, 1981. -- $20.00The Drama of the Soviet 1960s: A Lost Reform
By Alexander Yanov, translated Dr. Stephen P. and Ethel Dunn. 141 pages, 1984. -- $8.50History of Religious Sectarianism in Russia (1860 - 1917)
By A.I. Klibanov, translated by Ethel Dunn, and edited by Dr. Stephen P. Dunn. 450 pages with translators preface, 1982. Retails for $50.00. -- $35.00 -- [See more about this book.] [Order Now]Life in the USSR: 50 Letters to William Mandel Before and After the August Coup, and After the USSR, 1989-1992
45 pages reprinted from the STATION RELAY, Volume 5, 1992. -- $12.00
These books show what two experts on Russia do in their spare time: Each is $10 each and about 65-70 pages.
- S.P. Dunn, The Shadow and the Light: Selected Poems, 1946-1999,
The Recluse and Other Poems- Ethel Dunn, Letters to the World
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Membership categories are:
- Friend of the Station . . $25.00
- Institutional Friend . . $30.00
Individual volume prices are:
Foreign subscribers please add $5.00 for overseas mailing. Contributions are tax-deductible. Send orders or memberships to, and make checks payable to: The Station.
- Sample issues (to individuals $10.00, to institutions $12.00)
- Back volumes (to individuals $25.00, to institutions $30.00)
Membership in The Station is acquired through subscription to Russia and Her Neighbors. Financial support has come from private individuals, and agencies such as the National Endowment for the humanities and the National Council for Soviet and East European Research, which have awarded The Station research and translation grants. Additional money has come from the sale of publications, and from translations.
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The Station has a two on the Board of Directors:
- Ethel Dunn, M.A., President & Executive Secretary
- A.J. Conovaloff, researcher, consultant, and publisher
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| Membership | Board of Directors | The Dunns | Mail, Phone, Fax, E-Mail | Top |The Dunns
Representing The Station, the Dunns have presented papers at more than 25 national and international conferences. Over the years, by supporting the Dunns' work, The Station has created a body of Russian social science material in English which can serve as the basis of courses in anthropology and sociology, and can be used as comparative material in a variety of courses.Stephen P. Dunn, Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Columbia University (1959) and did his field work among the Jews of Rome. Dr. Dunn was editor emeritus of two translation journals: Soviet Anthropology and Archelogy (Anthropology and Archeology of Eurasia), and Soviet Sociology (Sociological Research), which he edited for more than 25 years. He has authored or co-authored well over 100 articles on the peoples and cultures of the Soviet Union. He published four scholarly books and two books of poetry, including Some Watercolors from Venice. Born March 24, 1928 and died June 4, 1999.
Ethel Dunn has a M.A. in history and a Certificate from the Russian Institute at Columbia University. She has written over 100 articles on the Soviet Union.
The Dunns are contributing editors to Russia and Her Neighbors.
A portion of their Street Corner Democracy was reprinted in Marvin Perry, Joseph R. Penden, and Theodore von Laue, eds., Sources of the Western Tradition, second edition, 1991, Volume 2, pages 417-421. Professor Gregory Grossman (University of California, Berkeley) calls Volume 7, "The Struggle to Survive," "fascinating ... (and) ... a valuable contribution to materials for contemporary history."
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