Simon Morrison (Princeton University)
“Fond 1929, Opis' 4”
This paper discusses the closed section of the Prokofiev archive, to which I have been given access in order to write a book about Prokofiev's wife Lina. Quoting from the documents contained therein, I will discuss Prokofiev's and his immediate colleagues' views on Lenin and Stalin, his relationship with the Soviet diplomat Vladimir Potyemkin, and his and his wife's experiences in the Soviet Union before and after the dissolution of their marriage.
