Abstract
The authors provide some historical background concerning the development of research collections in the United States for the study of Russian art. Emphasis is placed on the period of rapid growth during the 1920s and 1930s, when nationalized Soviet collections were sold abroad. Present-day sources for retrospective collection development are reviewed. The article describes the long period of stability in acquisition tools and channels, and concludes by discussing the impact of the recent sea-change in book publishing and library organization and management in the former Soviet Union on collection development activity in the West
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